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fireaunts t1_j4qnu9l wrote

ive been in it a couple times. i know people who work down there. all 1,100 acres (and growing) are owned by the Hunt family. they also own Kansas City's NFL team

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fireaunts t1_j4qp1za wrote

Replying to Desertswisher (#1,386,637)

they work in the office at a packaging supply company. the company sells cardboard and tape to other companies. boring tbh...but there used to be a massive orchid collection down there with thousands of rare orchids grown in artificial light. the precise temps down there made it ideal for orchids. but the flowers were killed by smoke from a fire lit near a ventilation shaft up on the surface. luckily i dont think anyone was hurt

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Jacob2040 t1_j4qrfbd wrote

There's also a paintball field down there too

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RadBadTad t1_j4qsikd wrote

Man, I thought the offices in the basement of my 4 story office building were bleak, but working in a MINE seems.... soul deadening.

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byrp t1_j4qstlt wrote

Wow, basically 1 acre per employee.

You could really let your fast food wrappers pile up outside your cubicle.

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[deleted] t1_j4qtkdl wrote

Largest unclassified underground business complex.

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nutellatime t1_j4r3fj4 wrote

I used to work in a similar complex in KC (which is just littered with caves and old mining tunnels). The air quality was always terrible underground because of the vehicle exhaust but it was kind of fun to tell people you work in a cave.

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AnthillOmbudsman t1_j4r7yrz wrote

Interestingly some of this is visible on Google Street View. It's not clear to me how whoever took the pictures is getting GPS coordinates, there'd be no way to locate yourself underground.

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BigXris t1_j4rct9x wrote

Great… raccoon city all over again…

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metalflygon08 t1_j4rml1p wrote

We have a similar thing where I live in IL!

They have cold storage and the National Archives stuck in old mines.

Little Ceasers stores their stuff there too.

I guess it's easier to operate giant freezers when the surrounding area is always the same temp year round.

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xiphoidthorax t1_j4rqbex wrote

Didn’t Jessie Ventura make a conspiracy video about this place?

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MagicHDx t1_j4rw0wk wrote

Rode my moped through here with like 75 others, yea it was very loud and smokey in there afterwards

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visionfire1 t1_j4s0awy wrote

I go to the rock climbing gym down there!

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[deleted] t1_j4s1qgn wrote

I had to drive a truck through there daily it’s a fucking nightmare

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mexican2554 t1_j4s2iof wrote

The mole ppl have entered the corporate world.

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PerfectXanadu t1_j4s40pa wrote

I've had to go there a lot for work. It's pretty neat, but also a little spooky. Smells weird.

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ButterPotatoHead t1_j4s88p7 wrote

The TV show "Off the Cuff" did an episode about this and a few other weird places in the US.

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MicFisty t1_j4sbcmq wrote

I swear they used to brew and or store beer in one of these. Perhaps at Louis? I feel like the old truckers used to talk about it.

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Lexam t1_j4sn5xh wrote

And it's not the only one. My field office is in a cave near those.

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The206Uber t1_j4sp1ry wrote

I'm a trucker. I regularly pick up loads at caves in Carthage MO and Springfield MO. I'm required to drive my entire truck into the cave, navigate among massive pillars, and hit my dock among dozens of other trucks. It's usually cheese I pick up from caves but sometimes other dairy products. They're essentially giant cold storage vaults. It's pretty cool (pun somewhat intended).

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darthy_parker t1_j4std6i wrote

And Paris filled their underground stone quarry with exhumed skeletons… Who did it better?

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The206Uber t1_j4sts18 wrote

Replying to paulyweird (#1,391,092)

We have to shut everything down: tractor, reefer, and APU. The part of the caves we use are open to the outside and therefore ventilated but yeah...20 trucks idling in there would get unbreathable pretty quickly. An electric truck would be better, at least until it's time to haul that 40k# load 1500 miles to the receiver.

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chefjustinkc t1_j4swtxv wrote

Living in kc, I've always told myself this is where I'm headed when nuclear war breaks out... If I have time

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mr_rx t1_j4sxqx7 wrote

I talked with a guy from KC at a campground a couple years ago. He said he kept his camper in a giant underground cavern. Does this place have RV storage too or is there more places like this around KC?

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hunterscartel t1_j4sxxdy wrote

my cousin was working down there and sent me pictures, it is truly insane. i think they used the space for storage during WW2 i believe

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specious_foofaraw t1_j4sz73r wrote

I picked up some parts to repair my mom's oven from a business in there.

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jonsticles t1_j4t2zvc wrote

I always thought they would make good apartments for night shift workers.

Keeps out the daylight and would have good noise reduction.

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SpicelessKimChi t1_j4t6ity wrote

I've been in there. My dad was a truck driver who delivered there and sometimes I'd go with him. It's awesome and creepy at the same time.

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SassyFrassMia t1_j4t8aml wrote

The creepiest part of This place... Is driving around in the underground complex. I made a wrong turn once and my car headlights were shining bleakly into a dark cave opening.

I only drove around in here out of curiosity when I lived in Kansas City

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HoeInABox t1_j4tvucu wrote

I used to work at a company in this complex. As soon as you drive in your radio and cell signal cuts out, so you’re effectively cut out from the outside until you leave unless you’re connected to a company WiFi. You also easily lost track of time as it was always the same color and brightness under ground. I went to work during the afternoon and left at night. It was always fun to see the midday sun and then the moon when leaving.

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looktowindward t1_j4ud59a wrote

I'm pretty sure Iron Mountain in Boyers, PA is quite a bit larger.

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ShortOldFatGuy t1_j4v005w wrote

They have the annual Groundhog Day underground run. I think it is a half marathon. Anyone know for sure what the length is?

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