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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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
Michael Allen
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Interview with Michael Allen about Lafayette Square, 2025
Interview
Michael Allen
2025
2020–2029
Lafayette Square
Bob Cassilly
Architectural salvage & preservation
–1900
1901–1981
1982–1999
5/29/2025
George A. Warren
Missouri Historical Society
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Train Going Over Bridge 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
4/9/2025
Blue
Personal narrative by Blue, 2023
Personal narrative
Blue
2023
2020–2029
2011–
Photography
Public art
North County
7/19/2024
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
sublunar
Personal narrative by sublunar, 2025
Personal narrative
sublunar
2025
2020–2029
2000–2011
2011–
6/2/2025
Danya Gerasimova

'Stacked' poster by Danya Gerasimova
Drawing & collage
Danya Gerasimova
2024
2020–2029
2011–
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
1/21/2025
Anonymous
Anonymous personal narrative #5, 2023
Personal narrative
Anonymous
2023
2020–2029
2011–
Graffiti
1/6/2025
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
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
Harry Boston
Personal narrative by Harry Boston, 2026
Personal narrative
Harry Boston
2026
2020–2029
2000–2011
2011–
Bob Cassilly
Urban exploration
North City
Cops
1/27/2026
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
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
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
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
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
Mike McCubbins

'Welcome to Bob Cassilly's* Cementland' by Mike McCubbins
Drawing & collage
Mike McCubbins
2025
2020–2029
2000–2011
Bob Cassilly
1/16/2025
Zo Talkin
Personal narrative by Zo Talkin, 2023
Personal narrative
Zo Talkin
2023
2020–2029
2011–
Graffiti
1/6/2025
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
Cindy May
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St. Louis County Health Department's letter 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
Mike McCubbins

3D model by Mike McCubbins
3D Model
Drawing & collage
Mike McCubbins
2025
2020–2029
2000–2011
Bob Cassilly
1/16/2025
Emma Mohrmann
Personal narrative by Emma Mohrmann, 2023
Personal narrative
Emma Mohrmann
2023
2020–2029
2011–
Graffiti
Brick
Ecology
1/2/2025
Anonymous
Anonymous personal narrative #1, 2023
Personal narrative
Anonymous
2023
2020–2029
2011–
CIty Museum
1/2/2025
Cindy May
Cindy May's letter to the St. Louis County Supervisor, 1972
Document
Cindy May
1972
1970–1979
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
Community organizing
12/22/2025
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
Anonymous
Anonymous personal narrative #2, 2023
Personal narrative
Anonymous
2023
2020–2029
2011–
Housing
1/2/2025
Harry Boston

Photo by Harry Boston, 2006–2008
Photos
Harry Boston
2006–2008
2000–2009
Bob Cassilly
2000–2011
1/27/2026























