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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Andrew Russek

Interview with Andrew Russek, 2025
Interview
Andrew Russek
2025
2020–2029
2011–
Urban exploration
Graffiti
Cops
1/5/2026
Cindy May
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Bellefontaine Neighbors Mayor's response 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
Sievers Studio
Missouri Historical Society

Photo by Sievers Studio, 1948 #6
Photo
Sievers Studio
Missouri Historical Society
1948
1940–1949
Missouri Portland Cement Company
1901–1981
4/28/2025
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
Richard Sprengeler
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Narration of the series 'Cementland: Bob Cassilly's Unfinished Masterpiece' by Richard Sprengeler, 2024
Interview
Photo
Richard Sprengeler
2024
2020–2029
2000–2011
1901–1981
Photography
Graffiti
Environmental hazards
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Bob Cassilly
Architectural salvage & preservation
Urban exploration
1/13/2025
Cindy May

St. Louis County Health Department's report on pollution samples, 1972
Document
Photo
Cindy May
1972
1970–1979
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
Community organizing
12/23/2025
State Historical Society of Missouri

Report on Missouri Portland Cement Co. by activist John Warnock, 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
Poopyknife

Interview with Poopyknife, 2025
Interview
Poopyknife
2025
2020–2029
2011–
North County
North City
Urban exploration
Environmental hazards
Graffiti
Housing
10/9/2025
Sievers Studio
Missouri Historical Society
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Photo by Sievers Studio, 1942 #6
Photo
Sievers Studio
Missouri Historical Society
1942
1940–1949
Missouri Portland Cement Company
1901–1981
North County
11/12/2025
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
North County Journal

North County Journal on efforts to study Bellefontaine Neighbors pollution, 1972
Document
Cindy May
North County Journal
1972
1970–1979
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
Community organizing
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
Trixie Le'Ray

Interview with Trixie Le'Ray, 2026
Interview
Trixie Le'Ray
2026
2020–2029
2000–2011
Urban exploration
2/18/2026
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
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
Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger

Photos by Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger, 2016
Photo
Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger
2016
2010–2019
2011–
1/5/2025
Anonymous
Anonymous personal narrative #3, 2023
Personal narrative
Anonymous
2023
2020–2029
2011–
Environmental hazards
1/5/2025
Yelyzaveta DiStefano

Photos by Yelyzaveta DiStefano #2, 2020
Photo
Yelyzaveta DiStefano
2020
2020–2029
2011–
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
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
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
Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger
Video by Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger #2, 2016
Video
Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger
2016
2010–2019
2011–
1/6/2025
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

Interview with Cindy, Darrell, and Betsy May, 2025
Interview
Cindy May
Darrell May
Betsy May
2025
2020–2029
12/25/2025
Yelyzaveta DiStefano

Photos by Yelyzaveta DiStefano, 2020
Photo
Yelyzaveta DiStefano
2020
2020–2029
2011–
1/9/2025
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
Mark Wilbur
Bellefontaine Neighbors Then and Now Facebook group
Personal narrative by Mark Wilbur, 2025
Personal narrative
Mark Wilbur
Bellefontaine Neighbors Then and Now Facebook group
2025
2020–2029
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
11/10/2025
Anonymous
Anonymous personal narrative #2, 2023
Personal narrative
Anonymous
2023
2020–2029
2011–
Housing
1/2/2025
Donna Stoppelmann Steiner
Riverview MO Memories and Friends Facebook group

Interview with Donna Stoppelmann Steiner, 2025
Interview
Donna Stoppelmann Steiner
Riverview MO Memories and Friends Facebook group
2025
2020–2029
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
11/6/2025
Sievers Studio
Missouri Historical Society

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















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