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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Michael Allen
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Interview with Michael Allen about Lafayette Square, 2025
Interview
Michael Allen
2025
2020–2029
Lafayette Square
Bob Cassilly
Architectural salvage & preservation
–1900
1901–1981
1982–1999
5/29/2025
Amanda Berger
Personal narrative by Amanda Berger, 2023
Personal narrative
Amanda Berger
2023
2020–2029
2011–
City Museum
7/19/2024
Cindy May
North County Journal

North County Journal on Riverview history, 2005
Document
Cindy May
North County Journal
2005
2000–2009
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
North County
Real estate development
12/24/2025
L.A. Trask
Personal narrative by L.A. Trask, 2023
Personal narrative
L.A. Trask
2023
2020–2029
2011–
7/19/2024
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
Sievers Studio
Missouri Historical Society

Photo by Sievers Studio, 1948 #7
Photo
Sievers Studio
Missouri Historical Society
1948
1940–1949
Missouri Portland Cement Company
1901–1981
4/28/2025
Cindy May

St. Louis County Supervisor'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
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
Thai Johnson

Cementland Extreme Skate by Thai Johnson, 2023
Video
Drawing & collage
Thai Johnson
2023
2020–2029
2011–
1/2/2025
Donna Stoppelmann Steiner
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Complaint against Missouri Portland Cement factory by Mr. and Mrs. Stoppelmann, 1974
Document
Donna Stoppelmann Steiner
Cindy May
1974
1970–1979
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
11/6/2025
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
Cindy May

Photos by Cindy May, 1972
Photo
Cindy May
1972
1970–1979
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
Community organizing
12/25/2025
Anonymous
Anonymous personal narrative #3, 2023
Personal narrative
Anonymous
2023
2020–2029
2011–
Environmental hazards
1/5/2025
Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger

Photos by Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger, 2016
Photo
Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger
2016
2010–2019
2011–
1/5/2025
Ari Clair
Personal narrative by Ari Clair, 2026
Personal narrative
Ari Clair
2026
2020–2029
2011–
3/14/2026
Alease Dailes
Interview with Alderwoman Alease Dailes, 2024
Interview
Alease Dailes
2024
2020–2029
Mississippi River
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Bellefontaine Neighbors
North County
Real estate development
2011–
1901–1981
7/19/2024
Mike McCubbins

3D model by Mike McCubbins
3D Model
Drawing & collage
Mike McCubbins
2025
2020–2029
2000–2011
Bob Cassilly
1/16/2025
Lonny Boring

Interview with Lonny Boring, Great Rivers Greenway, 2025
Interview
Lonny Boring
2025
2020–2029
2000–2011
2011–
North City
Bellefontaine Neighbors
Riverview
Environmental hazards
Ecology
Architectural salvage & preservation
Bob Cassilly
Methodology
7/2/2025
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
Sievers Studio
Missouri Historical Society
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Photo by Sievers Studio, 1942 #6
Photo
Sievers Studio
Missouri Historical Society
1942
1940–1949
Missouri Portland Cement Company
1901–1981
North County
11/12/2025
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
Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger
Video by Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger #2, 2016
Video
Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger
2016
2010–2019
2011–
1/6/2025
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
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
Donna Stoppelmann Steiner
Riverview MO Memories and Friends Facebook group

Interview with Donna Stoppelmann Steiner, 2025
Interview
Donna Stoppelmann Steiner
Riverview MO Memories and Friends Facebook group
2025
2020–2029
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
11/6/2025
Dr. Erica Williams

Interview with Dr. Erica Williams, 2025
Interview
Dr. Erica Williams
2025
2020–2029
North County
Community organizing
Environmental hazards
Ecology
Real estate development
Architectural salvage & preservation
Mississippi River
2011–
2000–2011
1982–1999
11/16/2025





















