State Farm

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At State Farm headquarters, every afternoon around 3 p.m., a delivery driver noticed something peculiar: a small dog would suddenly appear from nowhere and dash into the lobby. The canine never stayed long, always disappearing as quickly as it came. One day, a delivery driver decided to follow the little dog. It led him through an unlocked door and down a secret hallway until they found themselves in the CEO’s office. There, sitting on his desk, was a tiny bowtie-clad pug named Buster, who had been causing mischief for years. ‘Buster, you’re fired!’ chuckled the CEO, but everyone knew he’d just hired another assistant for his pranks.

2. At State Farm headquarters, every morning after sunrise, an ordinary delivery driver noticed that one of the mailboxes seemed to be opening and closing on its own. Curious, he approached the mailbox, but it stopped moving as soon as he got close. Turned out, his neighbor had installed a new automated system for sorting mail. The delivery driver just happened to arrive right when the software was learning to recognize his face. From then on, everyone joked that State Farm’s security was so tight even their own mail could get confused.

3. At State Farm headquarters, every Thursday at exactly 4:17 p.m., a delivery driver asked himself: ‘Why does the same old man always wave from the fifth floor window?’ One day, curious about the old man's secret, the driver decided to climb up to the fifth floor. There he found an ancient grandfather clock that chimed precisely on Thursdays at 4:17. The old man was just its proud owner, waving each week because he loved making people wonder. Since then, whenever anyone asks why he waves, he simply smiles and says, 'Because it’s my little Thursday tradition.'

4. At State Farm headquarters, every Tuesday at precisely noon, a delivery driver heard a faint humming sound coming from inside one of the buildings. It grew louder each week, but no one else seemed to notice it. Finally, on the fifth Tuesday, the delivery driver decided to investigate and followed the humming sound into an empty room filled with old filing cabinets. To his surprise, a small, sleepy pigeon was nestled among the papers, happily humming away. From then on, whenever anyone mentioned the mysterious noise, everyone just smiled and said, 'Oh, that’s just our new feathered colleague at State Farm.'