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
Carley Walton
Personal narrative by Carley Walton, 2024
Personal narrative
Carley Walton
2024
2020–2029
2011–
1/6/2025
Daniil Gerasimova

3D Model #4 by Daniil Gerasimova
3D model
Daniil Gerasimova
2023
2020–2029
2011–
1/21/2025
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
Thai Johnson

Cementland Extreme Skate by Thai Johnson, 2023
Video
Artwork
Thai Johnson
2023
2020–2029
2011–
1/2/2025
Anonymous
Anonymous personal narrative #1, 2023
Personal narrative
Anonymous
2023
2020–2029
2011–
CIty Museum
1/2/2025
Mike Roth, video artist
Personal narrative by Mike Roth, 2023
Personal narrative
Mike Roth, video artist
2023
2020–2029
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
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
State Historical Society of Missouri

Post-Dispatch reporting on Missouri Portland Cement Co.'s appeal, 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
Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger
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Video by Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger, 2016
Video
Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger
2016
2010–2019
2011–
1/6/2025
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
Sievers Studio
Missouri Historical Society

Photo by Sievers Studio, 1948
Photo
Sievers Studio
Missouri Historical Society
1948
1940–1949
Missouri Portland Cement Company
1901–1981
4/28/2025
George A. Warren
Missouri Historical Society
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Train Going Over Bridge 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
4/9/2025
George A. Warren
Missouri Historical Society

Mill and Loading Facility 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
State Historical Society of Missouri

Environmental organizing letter to Bellefontaine Neighbors residents, 1974
Document
State Historical Society of Missouri
1974
1970–1979
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
Community organizing
North County
Bellefontaine Neighbors
7/19/2024
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
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
Daniil Gerasimova

'Stacked' poster by Daniil Gerasimova
Artwork
Daniil Gerasimova
2024
2020–2029
2011–
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
1/21/2025
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