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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Jane Linke
Riverview MO Memories and Friends Facebook group
Interview with Jane Linke, 2025
Interview
Jane Linke
Riverview MO Memories and Friends Facebook group
2025
2020–2029
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
11/6/2025
Jay Hoskins
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Interview with Jay Hoskins and Sean Stone, MSD, 2025
Interview
Jay Hoskins
Sean Stone
2025
2020–2029
Environmental hazards
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Ecology
North County
North City
1982–1999
2000–2011
2011–
8/30/2025
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
Patty Hofer

Interview with Patty Hofer, 2024
Interview
Patty Hofer
2024
2020–2029
2011–
2000–2011
1982–1999
1901–1981
North City
Mississippi River
Community organizing
Environmental hazards
Architectural salvage & preservation
Cops
1/13/2025
Mike Roth, video artist
Personal narrative by Mike Roth, 2023
Personal narrative
Mike Roth, video artist
2023
2020–2029
1/6/2025
Tiggs

Interview with Tiggs and Rikki, 2025
Interview
Tiggs
Rikki
2025
2020–2029
2000–2011
2011–
Architectural salvage & preservation
Bob Cassilly
Ecology
Public art
Real estate development
Housing
Environmental hazards
City Museum
9/30/2025
State Historical Society of Missouri

North County Journal reporting on Missouri Portland Cement Co., 1976
Document
State Historical Society of Missouri
1976
1970–1979
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
Bellefontaine Neighbors
1/9/2025
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
Mike McCubbins

3D model by Mike McCubbins
3D Model
Drawing & collage
Mike McCubbins
2025
2020–2029
2000–2011
Bob Cassilly
1/16/2025
sublunar
Personal narrative by sublunar, 2025
Personal narrative
sublunar
2025
2020–2029
2000–2011
2011–
6/2/2025
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
Sievers Studio
Missouri Historical Society

Photo by Sievers Studio, 1942 #2
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

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
Zo Talkin
Personal narrative by Zo Talkin, 2023
Personal narrative
Zo Talkin
2023
2020–2029
2011–
Graffiti
1/6/2025
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
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
Blue
Personal narrative by Blue, 2023
Personal narrative
Blue
2023
2020–2029
2011–
Photography
Public art
North County
7/19/2024
Max Cassilly

Interview with Max Cassilly, 2024
Interview
Max Cassilly
2024
2020–2029
1982–1999
2000–2011
2011–
Bob Cassilly
Environmental hazards
City Museum
Architectural salvage & preservation
Urban exploration
Cops
Lafayette Square
1/14/2025
Missouri Historical Society
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Map of Prospect Hill showing Missouri Portland Cement Co. plant, 1909
Document
Missouri Historical Society
1909
1900–1910
Missouri Portland Cement Company
1901–1981
North County
4/9/2025
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
Thai Johnson

Cementland Extreme Skate by Thai Johnson, 2023
Video
Drawing & collage
Thai Johnson
2023
2020–2029
2011–
1/2/2025
Google Books

Rock Products Magazine coverage of Missouri Portland Cement, 1928
Document
Google Books
1928
1920–1929
Missouri Portland Cement Company
1901–1981
8/20/2025
Ruben Murphy
Personal narrative by Ruben Murphy, 2024
Personal narrative
Ruben Murphy
2024
2020–2029
2011–
1/8/2025
L.A. Trask
Personal narrative by L.A. Trask, 2023
Personal narrative
L.A. Trask
2023
2020–2029
2011–
7/19/2024
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
Mike Roth, video artist

Cupid's Gun by Mike Roth & Mvstermind, 2014
Video
Mike Roth, video artist
2014
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




























