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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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
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
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
State Historical Society of Missouri

Letter from Missouri Portland Cement Co. to the US Defense Production Administration, 1951
Document
State Historical Society of Missouri
1951
1950–1951
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
1/9/2025
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
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
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
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
Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger

Photos by Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger, 2016
Photo
Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger
2016
2010–2019
2011–
1/5/2025
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
Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger
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Video by Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger #2, 2016
Video
Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger
2016
2010–2019
2011–
1/6/2025
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
Charles W. Grube
American Cement Association

Presentation on Prospect Hill Plant of MPC Co., 1955
Document
Charles W. Grube
American Cement Association
1955
1950–1959
Missouri Portland Cement Company
North County
Bellefontaine Neighbors
Environmental hazards
Mississippi River
1901–1981
9/11/2025
Pamela Boyd

Interview with Alderwoman Pamela Boyd, 2024
Interview
Pamela Boyd
2024
2020–2029
2011–
North City
Cops
Public art
Real estate development
Riverview
Logistics industry
Environmental hazards
1/10/2025
Bill Christman

Photo of Bob Cassilly's model of Cementland
Photo
Document
Bill Christman
2000–2009
2010–2019
Cementland
Bob Cassilly
2000–2011
11/15/2024
Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger
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Video by Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger, 2016
Video
Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger
2016
2010–2019
2011–
1/6/2025
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
Yelyzaveta DiStefano

Photos by Yelyzaveta DiStefano #2, 2020
Photo
Yelyzaveta DiStefano
2020
2020–2029
2011–
1/9/2025
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
Hugo Gyrl

Interview with Hugo Gyrl, 2025
Interview
Hugo Gyrl
2025
2020–2029
Bob Cassilly
City Museum
Mississippi River
Graffiti
Public art
2000–2011
2011–
4/29/2025