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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Cindy May
Baden News Press

Baden News Press report on Bellefontaine Neighbors pollution complaints, 1972
Document
Cindy May
Baden News Press
1972
1970–2979
1901–1981
North County
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
12/22/2025
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
Cindy May

Tina Shackleford's letter, 1974
Document
Cindy May
1974
1970–1979
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
Community organizing
12/23/2025
Anonymous
Anonymous personal narrative, 2026
Personal narrative
Anonymous
2026
2020–2029
2011–
Graffiti
2/25/2026
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
Anonymous
Anonymous personal narrative #1, 2023
Personal narrative
Anonymous
2023
2020–2029
2011–
CIty Museum
1/2/2025
Joan Wilson Steinert
Riverview MO Memories and Friends Facebook group
Interview with Joan Wilson Steinert, 2025
Interview
Joan Wilson Steinert
Riverview MO Memories and Friends Facebook group
2025
2020–2029
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
11/6/2025
Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger
Personal narrative by Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger, 2023
Personal narrative
Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger
2023
2020–2029
2011–
Bob Cassilly
1/5/2025
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
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
Cindy May

Report on damage from MPC factory emissions, 1975
Document
Cindy May
1975
1970–1979
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
Community organizing
12/23/2025
Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger
Video by Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger, 2016
Video
Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger
2016
2010–2019
2011–
1/6/2025
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
Library of Congress

MPC Company Annual Report, 1965
Document
Library of Congress
1965
1960–1969
Missouri Portland Cement Company
1901–1981
4/16/2026
State Historical Society of Missouri

Baden News Press report on Missouri Portland Cement Co., 1976
Document
State Historical Society of Missouri
1976
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
Bellefontaine Neighbors
1/9/2025
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
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
St. Louis Mercantile Library Collections at UMSL

Photo by St. Louis Globe-Democrat, 1910–1948
Photo
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
St. Louis Mercantile Library Collections at UMSL
1910–1949
Missouri Portland Cement Company
1901–1981
9/25/2025
Amy Scherer

Interview with Amy Scherer, 2024
Interview
Amy Scherer
2024
2020–2029
2000–2011
2011–
Architectural salvage & preservation
Bob Cassilly
Environmental hazards
Urban exploration
Housing
Riverview
North City
Real estate development
1/16/2025
Scott Mullen
Riverview MO Memories and Friends Facebook group

Interview with Scott Mullen, 2025
Interview
Scott Mullen
Riverview MO Memories and Friends Facebook group
2025
2020–2029
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
11/9/2025
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
Mike Roth, video artist
Personal narrative by Mike Roth, 2023
Personal narrative
Mike Roth, video artist
2023
2020–2029
1/6/2025
Richard W. Lemen
St. Louis Mercantile Library Collections at UMSL

Photo by Richard W. Lemen, 1910–1919
Photo
Richard W. Lemen
St. Louis Mercantile Library Collections at UMSL
1910–1919
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Mississippi River
9/18/2025
Anonymous
Anonymous personal narrative #3, 2023
Personal narrative
Anonymous
2023
2020–2029
2011–
Environmental hazards
1/5/2025
Sievers Studio
Missouri Historical Society

Photo by Sievers Studio, 1942
Photo
Sievers Studio
Missouri Historical Society
1942
1940–1949
Missouri Portland Cement Company
1901–1981
North County
11/12/2025
Stan Kardasz
Bellefontaine Neighbors Then and Now Facebook group
Personal narrative by Stan Kardasz, 2025
Personal narrative
Stan Kardasz
Bellefontaine Neighbors Then and Now Facebook group
2025
2020–2029
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
11/10/2025
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
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



























