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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Liz Smith
Riverview MO Memories and Friends Facebook group
Personal narrative by Liz Smith, 2025
Personal narrative
Liz Smith
Riverview MO Memories and Friends Facebook group
2025
2020–2029
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
11/9/2025
Poopyknife

Interview with Poopyknife, 2025
Interview
Poopyknife
2025
2020–2029
2011–
North County
North City
Urban exploration
Environmental hazards
Graffiti
Housing
10/9/2025
Cindy May
St. Louis Post Dispach

St. Louis Post Dispatch on MPC factory pollution, 1974
Document
Cindy May
St. Louis Post Dispach
1974
1970–1979
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
Community organizing
12/23/2025
L.A. Trask
Personal narrative by L.A. Trask, 2023
Personal narrative
L.A. Trask
2023
2020–2029
2011–
7/19/2024
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
Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger
Video by Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger, 2016
Video
Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger
2016
2010–2019
2011–
1/6/2025
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
sublunar
Personal narrative by sublunar, 2025
Personal narrative
sublunar
2025
2020–2029
2000–2011
2011–
6/2/2025
Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger

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

Interview with Steve and Phyllis Paro, 2025
Interview
Steve Paro
Phyllis Paro
2025
2020–2029
1901–1981
1982–1999
2000–2011
2011–
Missouri Portland Cement Company
North County
Bob Cassilly
Cops
Environmental hazards
Real estate development
12/27/2025
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
St. Louis Mercantile Library Collections at UMSL

Photo of Missouri Portland Cement Co. hopper car, 1925
Photo
St. Louis Mercantile Library Collections at UMSL
1925
1920–1929
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
9/18/2025
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
Cindy May
St. Louis Post Dispatch

St. Louis Post Dispatch on lawsuit plans against MPC factory, 1974
Document
Cindy May
St. Louis Post Dispatch
1974
1970–1979
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
Community organizing
12/23/2025
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
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
Don Banden
Bellefontaine Neighbors Then and Now Facebook group
Personal narrative by Don Banden, 2025
Personal narrative
Don Banden
Bellefontaine Neighbors Then and Now Facebook group
2025
2020–2029
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
11/10/2025
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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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
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
Cindy May
Baden News Press

Baden News Press report on Bellefontaine Neighbors pollution complaints, 1972
Document
Cindy May
Baden News Press
1972
1970–2979
1901–1981
North County
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
12/22/2025
Cindy May
Baden News Press

Baden News Press and North County Journal on MPC factory pollution measures, 1972
Document
Cindy May
Baden News Press
1972
1970–1979
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
Community organizing
12/22/2025
Regan

Interview with Regan, 2024
Interview
Regan
2024
2020–2024
1982–1999
2000–2011
2011–
Bob Cassilly
Architectural salvage & preservation
City Museum
Urban exploration
Mississippi River
1/11/2025


























