Commercial Distribution Center

Commercial Distribution Center is an underground business, storage, and distribution center in a former limestone mine on Truman Road, west of Independence, Missouri. This facility, one of several in the area, specializes in food grade storage, and one of its largest tenants is Food Distribution Associates, a grocery supplier. It opened in 1974, and has around 160 acres underground. The freezer space alone covers more than 18 acres at -5°F.  Other businesses inside, accessed through a second entrance, include an ice company, a printing and binding company, a moving company, and construction companies.