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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State Historical Society of Missouri

Meeting on environmental regulation between activists and government representatives, 1975
Document
State Historical Society of Missouri
1975
1970–1979
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
Bellefontaine Neighbors
Community organizing
1/9/2025
Janelle
Personal narrative by Janelle, 2024
Personal narrative
Janelle
2024
2020–2029
2011–
North County
Bob Cassilly
1/6/2025
Stan Kardasz
Bellefontaine Neighbors Then and Now Facebook group
Personal narrative by Stan Kardasz, 2025
Personal narrative
Stan Kardasz
Bellefontaine Neighbors Then and Now Facebook group
2025
2020–2029
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
11/10/2025
Dave Blum

Interview with Dave Blum, 2024
Interview
Dave Blum
2024
2020–2029
2000–2011
2011–
Mississippi River
Environmental hazards
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Bob Cassilly
Architectural salvage & preservation
Urban exploration
City Museum
Cops
1/12/2025
Cindy May
North County Journal

Tina Shackleford's open letter in North County Journal, 1972
Document
Cindy May
North County Journal
1972
1970–1979
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
Community organizing
12/22/2025
State Historical Society of Missouri

Post-Dispatch reporting on new regulation of Missouri Portland Cement Co., 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
Sievers Studio
Missouri Historical Society

Photo by Sievers Studio, 1942 #2
Photo
Sievers Studio
Missouri Historical Society
1942
1940–1949
Missouri Portland Cement Company
1901–1981
North County
11/12/2025
Cindy May

Report on St. Louis County investigation of MPC factory pollution, 1972
Document
Cindy May
1972
1970–1979
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
Community organizing
12/25/2025
Regan

Interview with Regan, 2024
Interview
Regan
2024
2020–2024
1982–1999
2000–2011
2011–
Bob Cassilly
Architectural salvage & preservation
City Museum
Urban exploration
Mississippi River
1/11/2025
Sievers Studio
Missouri Historical Society

Photo by Sievers Studio, 1948 #2
Photo
Sievers Studio
Missouri Historical Society
1948
1940–1949
Missouri Portland Cement Company
1901–1981
4/28/2025
Cindy May

Report on damage from MPC factory emissions, 1975
Document
Cindy May
1975
1970–1979
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
Community organizing
12/23/2025
Darrel Toler Sr
Riverview MO Memories and Friends Facebook group
Personal narrative by Darrel Toler Sr, 2025
Personal narrative
Darrel Toler Sr
Riverview MO Memories and Friends Facebook group
2025
2020–2029
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
11/9/2025
Cindy May
St. Louis Post Dispach

St. Louis Post Dispatch on MPC factory pollution, 1974
Document
Cindy May
St. Louis Post Dispach
1974
1970–1979
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
Community organizing
12/23/2025
Anonymous
Anonymous personal narrative #4, 2023
Personal narrative
Anonymous
2023
2020–2029
2000–2011
Bob Cassilly
1/6/2025
Lonny Boring

Interview with Lonny Boring, Great Rivers Greenway, 2025
Interview
Lonny Boring
2025
2020–2029
2000–2011
2011–
North City
Bellefontaine Neighbors
Riverview
Environmental hazards
Ecology
Architectural salvage & preservation
Bob Cassilly
Methodology
7/2/2025
Hasani Cannon

'Ode to Cementland' by Hasani Cannon, 2022
Drawing & collage
Hasani Cannon
2022
2020–2029
2011–
7/23/2025
Cindy May
St. Louis Post Dispatch

St. Louis Post Dispatch on lawsuit plans against MPC factory, 1974
Document
Cindy May
St. Louis Post Dispatch
1974
1970–1979
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
Community organizing
12/23/2025
Rick Ewin

Interview with Rick Erwin, 2025
Interview
Rick Ewin
2025
2020–2029
Bob Cassilly
City Museum
Environmental hazards
North County
Architectural salvage & preservation
Cops
Public art
Urban exploration
2000–2011
2011–
9/16/2025
Missouri Historical Society
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Map of Prospect Hill showing Missouri Portland Cement Co. plant, 1909
Document
Missouri Historical Society
1909
1900–1910
Missouri Portland Cement Company
1901–1981
North County
4/9/2025
Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger
Video by Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger, 2016
Video
Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger
2016
2010–2019
2011–
1/6/2025
George A. Warren
Missouri Historical Society

Mill and Loading Facility 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
Amanda Berger
Personal narrative by Amanda Berger, 2023
Personal narrative
Amanda Berger
2023
2020–2029
2011–
City Museum
7/19/2024
Vicki Stout Killoren
Riverview MO Memories and Friends Facebook group
Personal narrative by Vicki Stout Killoren, 2025
Personal narrative
Vicki Stout Killoren
Riverview MO Memories and Friends Facebook group
2025
2020–2029
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
11/10/2025
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


























