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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George A. Warren
Missouri Historical Society
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Photo by George A. Warren, 1907–1918 #2
Photo
George A. Warren
Missouri Historical Society
1900–1909
1910–1919
Missouri Portland Cement Company
1901–1981
Mississippi River
4/9/2025
State Historical Society of Missouri

Post-Dispatch reporting on new regulation of Missouri Portland Cement Co. #2, 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
State Historical Society of Missouri

Statement by the League of Women Voters of St. Louis on Missouri Portland Cement Co., 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
Richard Sprengeler
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Narration of the series 'Cementland: Bob Cassilly's Unfinished Masterpiece' by Richard Sprengeler, 2024
Interview
Photo
Richard Sprengeler
2024
2020–2029
2000–2011
1901–1981
Photography
Graffiti
Environmental hazards
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Bob Cassilly
Architectural salvage & preservation
Urban exploration
1/13/2025
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
Daniil Gerasimova

3D Model #4 by Daniil Gerasimova
3D model
Daniil Gerasimova
2023
2020–2029
2011–
1/21/2025
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
Amanda Berger
Personal narrative by Amanda Berger, 2023
Personal narrative
Amanda Berger
2023
2020–2029
2011–
City Museum
7/19/2024
Daniil Gerasimova

3D Model #2 by Daniil Gerasimova
3D model
Daniil Gerasimova
2023
2020–2029
2011–
1/21/2025
Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger
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Video by Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger #2, 2016
Video
Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger
2016
2010–2019
2011–
1/6/2025
Thai Johnson

Cementland Extreme Skate by Thai Johnson, 2023
Video
Artwork
Thai Johnson
2023
2020–2029
2011–
1/2/2025
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
Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger
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Video by Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger, 2016
Video
Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger
2016
2010–2019
2011–
1/6/2025
Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger

Photos by Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger, 2016
Photo
Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger
2016
2010–2019
2011–
1/5/2025
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
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
Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger
Personal narrative by Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger, 2023
Personal narrative
Peat 'Eyez' Wollaeger
2023
2020–2029
2011–
Bob Cassilly
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
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
State Historical Society of Missouri

Post-Dispatch reporting on audit of County including Air Pollution Control, 1976
Document
State Historical Society of Missouri
1976
1970–1979
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
1/9/2025
Yelyzaveta DiStefano

Photos by Yelyzaveta DiStefano #2, 2020
Photo
Yelyzaveta DiStefano
2020
2020–2029
2011–
1/9/2025
Blue
Personal narrative by Blue, 2023
Personal narrative
Blue
2023
2020–2029
2011–
Photography
Public art
North County
7/19/2024