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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Danya Gerasimova

'Stacked' poster by Danya Gerasimova
Drawing & collage
Danya Gerasimova
2024
2020–2029
2011–
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
1/21/2025
George A. Warren
Missouri Historical Society

Men in Engine Room 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
Cindy May

Report on MPC factory pollution, 1973–1975
Document
Cindy May
1970–1979
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
Community organizing
12/25/2025
Thai Johnson
Personal narrative by Thai Johnson, 2023
Personal narrative
Thai Johnson
2023
2020–2029
2011–
Cops
1/2/2025
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
State Historical Society of Missouri

Post-Dispatch reporting on audit of County including Air Pollution Control, 1976
Document
State Historical Society of Missouri
1976
1970–1979
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
1/9/2025
Cindy May

Report on Bellefontaine Neighbors lawsuit plans, 1975
Document
Cindy May
1975
1970–1979
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
Community organizing
12/23/2025
Tracie McGee

Interview with Tracie McGee, 2026
Interview
Tracie McGee
2026
2020–2029
1901–1981
1982–1999
2000–2011
2011–
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Bob Cassilly
Housing
North County
Riverview
10/14/2026
Scott Mullen
Riverview MO Memories and Friends Facebook group

Interview with Scott Mullen, 2025
Interview
Scott Mullen
Riverview MO Memories and Friends Facebook group
2025
2020–2029
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
11/9/2025
State Historical Society of Missouri

Baden News Press report on Missouri Portland Cement Co., 1976
Document
State Historical Society of Missouri
1976
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
Bellefontaine Neighbors
1/9/2025
Sievers Studio
Missouri Historical Society

Photo by Sievers Studio, 1942 #4
Photo
Sievers Studio
Missouri Historical Society
1942
1940–1949
Missouri Portland Cement Company
1901–1981
North County
11/12/2025
Susan Wilson
Riverview MO Memories and Friends Facebook group
Interview with Susan Wilson, 2025
Interview
Susan Wilson
Riverview MO Memories and Friends Facebook group
2025
2020–2029
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
11/6/2025
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
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
Cindy May

Tina Shackleford's letter, 1974
Document
Cindy May
1974
1970–1979
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
Community organizing
12/23/2025
Harry Boston

Photo by Harry Boston, 2006–2008
Photos
Harry Boston
2006–2008
2000–2009
Bob Cassilly
2000–2011
1/27/2026
Janelle
Personal narrative by Janelle, 2024
Personal narrative
Janelle
2024
2020–2029
2011–
North County
Bob Cassilly
1/6/2025
Joe Wilson
Interview with Joe Wilson, 2025
Interview
Joe Wilson
2025
2020–2029
2000–2011
2011–
Bob Cassilly
North County
Cops
12/22/2025
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
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
St. Louis Mercantile Library Collections at UMSL

Photo of Missouri Portland Cement Co. hopper car, 1925
Photo
St. Louis Mercantile Library Collections at UMSL
1925
1920–1929
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
9/18/2025
Dr. Erica Williams

Interview with Dr. Erica Williams, 2025
Interview
Dr. Erica Williams
2025
2020–2029
North County
Community organizing
Environmental hazards
Ecology
Real estate development
Architectural salvage & preservation
Mississippi River
2011–
2000–2011
1982–1999
11/16/2025
State Historical Society of Missouri

Statement by the League of Women Voters of St. Louis on 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
Anonymous
Anonymous personal narrative, 2026
Personal narrative
Anonymous
2026
2020–2029
2011–
Graffiti
2/25/2026
Yelyzaveta DiStefano

Photos by Yelyzaveta DiStefano, 2020
Photo
Yelyzaveta DiStefano
2020
2020–2029
2011–
1/9/2025
Sievers Studio
Missouri Historical Society

Photo by Sievers Studio, 1948 #5
Photo
Sievers Studio
Missouri Historical Society
1948
1940–1949
Missouri Portland Cement Company
1901–1981
4/28/2025
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
Brody Brown
Personal narrative by Brody Brown, 2023
Personal narrative
Brody Brown
2023
2020–2029
2011–
1/8/2025



















