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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Michael Allen
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Interview with Michael Allen, 2024
Interview
Michael Allen
2024
2020–2029
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Architectural salvage & preservation
Brick
Urban exploration
Logistics industry
Housing
2011–
1982–1999
1901–1981
Bob Cassilly
7/19/2024
George A. Warren
Missouri Historical Society
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Two Workmen by George A. Warren, 1907–1918
Photo
George A. Warren
Missouri Historical Society
1900–1909
1910–1919
Missouri Portland Cement Company
1901–1981
4/9/2025
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
Cindy May
Baden News Press

Baden News Press on St. Louis County meeting with Bellefontaine Neighbors residents, 1974
Document
Cindy May
Baden News Press
1974
1970–1979
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
Community organizing
12/23/2025
Mike Gualdoni
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Interview with Mike Gualdoni and Zach White, 2024
Interview
Mike Gualdoni
Zach White
2024
2020–2029
2011–
Architectural salvage & preservation
Bob Cassilly
Methodology
City Museum
Housing
Community organizing
–1900
1901–1981
1982–1999
1/13/2025
Cindy May

Photos by Cindy May, 1972
Photo
Cindy May
1972
1970–1979
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
Community organizing
12/25/2025
Cindy May
Cindy May's letter to St. Louis County Air Pollution Control Office, 1972
Document
Cindy May
1972
1970–1979
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
North County
Environmental hazards
Community organizing
12/22/2025
Brody Brown
Personal narrative by Brody Brown, 2023
Personal narrative
Brody Brown
2023
2020–2029
2011–
1/8/2025
Sievers Studio
Missouri Historical Society

Photo by Sievers Studio, 1942 #3
Photo
Sievers Studio
Missouri Historical Society
1942
1940–1949
Missouri Portland Cement Company
1901–1981
North County
11/12/2025
Thai Johnson
Personal narrative by Thai Johnson, 2023
Personal narrative
Thai Johnson
2023
2020–2029
2011–
Cops
1/2/2025
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
Danya Gerasimova

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

Photo by Sievers Studio, 1948 #3
Photo
Sievers Studio
Missouri Historical Society
1948
1940–1949
Missouri Portland Cement Company
1901–1981
4/28/2025
Cindy May

Report on Bellefontaine Neighbors lawsuit plans, 1975 #2
Document
Cindy May
1975
1970–1979
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
Community organizing
12/23/2025
George A. Warren
Missouri Historical Society
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Marion Model 100 Steam Shovel by George A. Warren, 1913
Photo
George A. Warren
Missouri Historical Society
1913
1910–1919
Missouri Portland Cement Company
1901–1981
4/9/2025
Tony Rocca
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Interview with Tony Rocca, 2024
Interview
Tony Rocca
2024
2020–2029
2011–
2000–2011
Environmental hazards
Bob Cassilly
Ecology
Logistics industry
North County
North City
Cops
City Museum
1/13/2025
Tiggs

Interview with Tiggs and Rikki, 2025
Interview
Tiggs
Rikki
2025
2020–2029
2000–2011
2011–
Architectural salvage & preservation
Bob Cassilly
Ecology
Public art
Real estate development
Housing
Environmental hazards
City Museum
9/30/2025
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
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
Jay Hoskins
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Interview with Jay Hoskins and Sean Stone, MSD, 2025
Interview
Jay Hoskins
Sean Stone
2025
2020–2029
Environmental hazards
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Ecology
North County
North City
1982–1999
2000–2011
2011–
8/30/2025
Sievers Studio
Missouri Historical Society

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














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