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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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
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
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
Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger
Interview with Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger, 2024
Interview
Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger
2024
2020–2029
2011–
Bob Cassilly
Public art
Graffiti
Mississippi River
Real estate development
1/6/2025
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
Richard Sprengeler

Interview with Richard Sprengeler, 2024
Interview
Richard Sprengeler
2024
2020–2029
Photography
Urban exploration
Architectural salvage & preservation
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Bob Cassilly
North City
Housing
2011–
1982–1999
1901–1981
1/13/2025