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 the 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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Brody Brown
Personal narrative by Brody Brown, 2023
Personal narrative
Brody Brown
2023
2020–2029
2011–
1/8/2025
sublunar
Personal narrative by sublunar, 2025
Personal narrative
sublunar
2025
2020–2029
2000–2011
2011–
6/2/2025
Yelyzaveta DiStefano

Photos by Yelyzaveta DiStefano #2, 2020
Photo
Yelyzaveta DiStefano
2020
2020–2029
2011–
1/9/2025
Anonymous
Anonymous personal narrative #4, 2023
Personal narrative
Anonymous
2023
2020–2029
2000–2011
Bob Cassilly
1/6/2025
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
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
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
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
Yelyzaveta DiStefano

Photos by Yelyzaveta DiStefano, 2020
Photo
Yelyzaveta DiStefano
2020
2020–2029
2011–
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
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
Alease Dailes
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Interview with Alderwoman Alease Dailes, 2024
Interview
Alease Dailes
2024
2020–2029
Mississippi River
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Bellefontaine Neighbors
North County
Real estate development
2011–
1901–1981
7/19/2024
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
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
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
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
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
Zo Talkin
Personal narrative by Zo Talkin, 2023
Personal narrative
Zo Talkin
2023
2020–2029
2011–
Graffiti
1/6/2025
Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger
Personal narrative by Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger, 2023
Personal narrative
Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger
2023
2020–2029
2011–
Bob Cassilly
1/5/2025
Anonymous
Anonymous personal narrative #2, 2023
Personal narrative
Anonymous
2023
2020–2029
2011–
Housing
1/2/2025
Sievers Studio
Missouri Historical Society

Photo by Sievers Studio, 1948 #7
Photo
Sievers Studio
Missouri Historical Society
1948
1940–1949
Missouri Portland Cement Company
1901–1981
4/28/2025
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




























