CEMENTLAND ARCHIVE is a growing collection of interviews, photographs, and other materials documenting Cementland: an iconic industrial ruin and art site in St. Louis, MO.
CEMENTLAND ARCHIVE is a growing collection of interviews, photographs, and other materials documenting an iconic industrial ruin in St. Louis, MO. In the 2000s, the St. Louis artist Bob Cassilly, known for City Museum, set out to convert the abandoned Missouri Portland Cement factory into Cementland: part amusement park, part sculptural installation, part earthwork. The project stalled in the 2010s after Cassilly passed, but the site remained a wild patch of biodiversity and a popular hangout even as the property changed hands. We hope this archive will serve nuanced discussion of Cementland’s impact as a de facto active public art site that drew many curious visitors.
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Pat Morris Costigan
Riverview MO Memories & Friends Facebook group

Interview with Pat Morris Costigan, 2026
Interview
Pat Morris Costigan
Riverview MO Memories & Friends Facebook group
2026
2020–2029
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
2/25/2026
Richard Sprengeler
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Narration of the series 'Cementland: Bob Cassilly's Unfinished Masterpiece' by Richard Sprengeler, 2024
Interview
Photo
Richard Sprengeler
2024
2020–2029
2000–2011
1901–1981
Photography
Graffiti
Environmental hazards
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Bob Cassilly
Architectural salvage & preservation
Urban exploration
1/13/2025
State Historical Society of Missouri

Post-Dispatch reporting on Missouri Portland Cement Co.'s appeal, 1977
Document
State Historical Society of Missouri
1977
1970–1979
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
Bellefontaine Neighbors
Community organizing
1/9/2025
Donna Stoppelmann Steiner
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Complaint against Missouri Portland Cement factory by Mr. and Mrs. Stoppelmann, 1974
Document
Donna Stoppelmann Steiner
Cindy May
1974
1970–1979
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
11/6/2025
Cindy May
Baden News Press

Baden News Press and North County Journal on MPC factory pollution measures, 1972
Document
Cindy May
Baden News Press
1972
1970–1979
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
Community organizing
12/22/2025
Cindy May

Channel 5's letter to Cindy May, 1974
Document
Cindy May
1974
1970–1979
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
Community organizing
12/23/2025
George A. Warren
Missouri Historical Society

Cement Trains by George A. Warren, 1907–1918
Photo
George A. Warren
Missouri Historical Society
1900–1909
1910–1919
Missouri Portland Cement Company
1901–1981
Mississippi River
4/28/2025
Richard Sprengeler

Interview with Richard Sprengeler, 2024
Interview
Richard Sprengeler
2024
2020–2029
Photography
Urban exploration
Architectural salvage & preservation
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Bob Cassilly
North City
Housing
2011–
1982–1999
1901–1981
1/13/2025
Thai Johnson

Cementland Extreme Skate by Thai Johnson, 2023
Video
Drawing & collage
Thai Johnson
2023
2020–2029
2011–
1/2/2025
Lynette Bales
Riverview MO Memories and Friends Facebook group
Personal narrative by Lynette Bales, 2025
Personal narrative
Lynette Bales
Riverview MO Memories and Friends Facebook group
2025
2020–2029
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
11/9/2025
Sievers Studio
Missouri Historical Society
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Photo by Sievers Studio, 1942 #6
Photo
Sievers Studio
Missouri Historical Society
1942
1940–1949
Missouri Portland Cement Company
1901–1981
North County
11/12/2025
Cindy May
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Report on Missouri Governor's meeting on MPC factory pollution, 1973–1977
Document
Cindy May
1973–1977
1970–1979
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
Community organizing
12/25/2025
Cindy May

St. Louis County Supervisor's response to Cindy May, 1972
Document
Cindy May
1972
1970–1979
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
Community organizing
12/22/2025
Carley Walton
Personal narrative by Carley Walton, 2024
Personal narrative
Carley Walton
2024
2020–2029
2011–
1/6/2025
State Historical Society of Missouri

Post-Dispatch reporting on new regulation of Missouri Portland Cement Co. #2, 1977
Document
State Historical Society of Missouri
1977
1970–1979
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
Bellefontaine Neighbors
Community organizing
1/9/2025
Joe Wilson
Interview with Joe Wilson, 2025
Interview
Joe Wilson
2025
2020–2029
2000–2011
2011–
Bob Cassilly
North County
Cops
12/22/2025
Danya Gerasimova

'Stacked' poster by Danya Gerasimova
Drawing & collage
Danya Gerasimova
2024
2020–2029
2011–
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
1/21/2025
Richard W. Lemen
St. Louis Mercantile Library Collections at UMSL

Photo by Richard W. Lemen, 1910–1919
Photo
Richard W. Lemen
St. Louis Mercantile Library Collections at UMSL
1910–1919
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Mississippi River
9/18/2025
Jane Linke
Riverview MO Memories and Friends Facebook group
Interview with Jane Linke, 2025
Interview
Jane Linke
Riverview MO Memories and Friends Facebook group
2025
2020–2029
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
11/6/2025
Ari Clair
Personal narrative by Ari Clair, 2026
Personal narrative
Ari Clair
2026
2020–2029
2011–
3/14/2026
Missouri Historical Society
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The St. Louis Builder reporting on St. Louis Portland Cement Co., 1903
Document
Missouri Historical Society
1903
1900–1909
Missouri Portland Cement Company
1901–1981
7/18/2025
Max Cassilly

Interview with Max Cassilly, 2024
Interview
Max Cassilly
2024
2020–2029
1982–1999
2000–2011
2011–
Bob Cassilly
Environmental hazards
City Museum
Architectural salvage & preservation
Urban exploration
Cops
Lafayette Square
1/14/2025
































