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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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
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
Mike Roth, video artist

Cupid's Gun by Mike Roth & Mvstermind, 2014
Video
Mike Roth, video artist
2014
2010–2019
2011–
1/6/2025
Missouri Historical Society
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The St. Louis Builder reporting on St. Louis Portland Cement Co., 1903
Document
Missouri Historical Society
1903
1900–1909
Missouri Portland Cement Company
1901–1981
7/18/2025
Brody Brown
Personal narrative by Brody Brown, 2023
Personal narrative
Brody Brown
2023
2020–2029
2011–
1/8/2025
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
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
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
Cindy May
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Bellefontaine Neighbors Mayor's response to Cindy May, 1972
Document
Cindy May
1972
1970–1979
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
Community organizing
12/22/2025
State Historical Society of Missouri

Meeting on environmental regulation between activists and government representatives, 1975
Document
State Historical Society of Missouri
1975
1970–1979
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
Bellefontaine Neighbors
Community organizing
1/9/2025
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
Anonymous
Anonymous personal narrative #2, 2023
Personal narrative
Anonymous
2023
2020–2029
2011–
Housing
1/2/2025
sublunar
Personal narrative by sublunar, 2025
Personal narrative
sublunar
2025
2020–2029
2000–2011
2011–
6/2/2025
Hasani Cannon

'Ode to Cementland' by Hasani Cannon, 2022
Drawing & collage
Hasani Cannon
2022
2020–2029
2011–
7/23/2025
Zo Talkin
Personal narrative by Zo Talkin, 2023
Personal narrative
Zo Talkin
2023
2020–2029
2011–
Graffiti
1/6/2025
Paul Sableman

Interview with Paul Sableman, 2024
Interview
Paul Sableman
2024
2020–2029
2011–
Architectural preservation & salvage
Urban exploration
Photography
Real estate development
North County
North City
Brick
Cops
Housing
1/5/2025
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
Cindy May
Cindy May's letter to St. Louis County Air Pollution Control Office, 1972
Document
Cindy May
1972
1970–1979
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
North County
Environmental hazards
Community organizing
12/22/2025
Cindy May
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Notes from Bellefontaine Neighbors petition campaign, 1972–1975
Document
Cindy May
1972–1975
1970–1979
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
Community organizing
12/25/2025
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
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
Cindy May
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Report on Missouri Governor's meeting on MPC factory pollution, 1973–1977
Document
Cindy May
1973–1977
1970–1979
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
Community organizing
12/25/2025
























