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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Emma Mohrmann

Drawing by Emma Mohrmann, 2023
Drawing & collage
Emma Mohrmann
2023
2020–2029
2011–
Graffiti
1/2/2025
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
Charles W. Grube
American Cement Association

Presentation on Prospect Hill Plant of MPC Co., 1955
Document
Charles W. Grube
American Cement Association
1955
1950–1959
Missouri Portland Cement Company
North County
Bellefontaine Neighbors
Environmental hazards
Mississippi River
1901–1981
9/11/2025
Mike McCubbins

'Welcome to Bob Cassilly's* Cementland' by Mike McCubbins
Drawing & collage
Mike McCubbins
2025
2020–2029
2000–2011
Bob Cassilly
1/16/2025
Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger

Photos by Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger, 2016
Photo
Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger
2016
2010–2019
2011–
1/5/2025
Hasani Cannon

'Ode to Cementland' by Hasani Cannon, 2022
Drawing & collage
Hasani Cannon
2022
2020–2029
2011–
7/23/2025
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
Rick Ewin

Interview with Rick Erwin, 2025
Interview
Rick Ewin
2025
2020–2029
Bob Cassilly
City Museum
Environmental hazards
North County
Architectural salvage & preservation
Cops
Public art
Urban exploration
2000–2011
2011–
9/16/2025
Anonymous
Anonymous personal narrative #3, 2023
Personal narrative
Anonymous
2023
2020–2029
2011–
Environmental hazards
1/5/2025
Mike Roth, video artist

Cupid's Gun by Mike Roth & Mvstermind, 2014
Video
Mike Roth, video artist
2014
2010–2019
2011–
1/6/2025
Bruce Gerrie

Interview with Bruce Gerrie, 2024
Interview
Bruce Gerrie
2024
2020–2029
1901–1981
1982–1999
2000–2011
2011–
Bob Cassilly
Architectural salvage & preservation
Lafayette Square
Mississippi River
Cops
Lafayette Square
1/15/2025
Anonymous
Anonymous personal narrative #2, 2023
Personal narrative
Anonymous
2023
2020–2029
2011–
Housing
1/2/2025
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
State Historical Society of Missouri

Excerpt from St. Louis Chamber of Commerce survey on Missouri Portland Cement Co., 1948
Document
State Historical Society of Missouri
1948
1940–1949
1901–1981
–1900
Missouri Portland Cement Company
1/9/2025
Mike Gualdoni
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Interview with Mike Gualdoni and Zach White, 2024
Interview
Mike Gualdoni
Zach White
2024
2020–2029
2011–
Architectural salvage & preservation
Bob Cassilly
Methodology
City Museum
Housing
Community organizing
–1900
1901–1981
1982–1999
1/13/2025
Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger
Video by Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger, 2016
Video
Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger
2016
2010–2019
2011–
1/6/2025
L.A. Trask
Personal narrative by L.A. Trask, 2023
Personal narrative
L.A. Trask
2023
2020–2029
2011–
7/19/2024
Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger
Video by Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger #2, 2016
Video
Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger
2016
2010–2019
2011–
1/6/2025
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
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
Tony Rocca
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Interview with Tony Rocca, 2024
Interview
Tony Rocca
2024
2020–2029
2011–
2000–2011
Environmental hazards
Bob Cassilly
Ecology
Logistics industry
North County
North City
Cops
City Museum
1/13/2025
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
Blue
Personal narrative by Blue, 2023
Personal narrative
Blue
2023
2020–2029
2011–
Photography
Public art
North County
7/19/2024





























