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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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

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
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
Helen Torres
Riverview MO Memories and Friends Facebook group
Personal narrative by Helen Torres, 2025
Personal narrative
Helen Torres
Riverview MO Memories and Friends Facebook group
2025
2020–2029
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
11/9/2025

Baden News reporting on Missouri Portland Cement Co., 1976
Document
1976
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
Bellefontaine Neighbors
1/9/2025
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
Liz Smith
Riverview MO Memories and Friends Facebook group
Personal narrative by Liz Smith, 2025
Personal narrative
Liz Smith
Riverview MO Memories and Friends Facebook group
2025
2020–2029
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
11/9/2025
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
Brody Brown
Personal narrative by Brody Brown, 2023
Personal narrative
Brody Brown
2023
2020–2029
2011–
1/8/2025
Tim, Julian, Ana, and Dani

Photos by Tim, Julian, Ana, and Dani, 2018
Photo
Tim, Julian, Ana, and Dani
2018
2010–2019
2011–
11/10/2025
Paul Sableman

Interview with Paul Sableman, 2024
Interview
Paul Sableman
2024
2020–2029
2011–
Architectural preservation & salvage
Urban exploration
Photography
Real estate development
North County
North City
Brick
Cops
Housing
1/5/2025
State Historical Society of Missouri

Excerpt from St. Louis Chamber of Commerce survey on Missouri Portland Cement Co., 1948
Document
State Historical Society of Missouri
1948
1940–1949
1901–1981
–1900
Missouri Portland Cement Company
1/9/2025
Bill Christman

Interview with Bill Christman, 2024
Interview
Bill Christman
2024
2020–2029
Architectural salvage
Environmental hazards
Ecology
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Bob Cassilly
1901–1981
1982–1999
2000–2011
2011–
Architectural preservation & salvage
12/4/2024
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
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 #5
Photo
Sievers Studio
Missouri Historical Society
1948
1940–1949
Missouri Portland Cement Company
1901–1981
4/28/2025
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
St. Louis Mercantile Library Collections at UMSL

Photo by St. Louis Globe-Democrat, 1910–1948
Photo
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
St. Louis Mercantile Library Collections at UMSL
1910–1949
Missouri Portland Cement Company
1901–1981
9/25/2025
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
Vicky Jonson
Riverview MO Memories and Friends Facebook group
Interview with Vicky Johnson, 2025
Interview
Vicky Jonson
Riverview MO Memories and Friends Facebook group
2025
2020–2029
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
11/6/2025
Hasani Cannon

'Ode to Cementland' by Hasani Cannon, 2022
Drawing & collage
Hasani Cannon
2022
2020–2029
2011–
7/23/2025
Anonymous
Anonymous personal narrative #5, 2023
Personal narrative
Anonymous
2023
2020–2029
2011–
Graffiti
1/6/2025
Bruce Gerrie

Interview with Bruce Gerrie, 2024
Interview
Bruce Gerrie
2024
2020–2029
1901–1981
1982–1999
2000–2011
2011–
Bob Cassilly
Architectural salvage & preservation
Lafayette Square
Mississippi River
Cops
Lafayette Square
1/15/2025
Don Banden
Bellefontaine Neighbors Then and Now Facebook group
Personal narrative by Don Banden, 2025
Personal narrative
Don Banden
Bellefontaine Neighbors Then and Now Facebook group
2025
2020–2029
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
11/10/2025
Internet Archive

Excerpt from History of the Portland Cement Industry in the United States, 1924
Document
Internet Archive
1924
1920–1929
Missouri Portland Cement Company
–1900
1901–1981
7/18/2025
























