Ken Mara: Allstate Insurance

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One foggy morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Ken Mara's office and noticed an eerie humming sound coming from inside the building. No one else seemed to hear it, but he couldn't shake the feeling that something unusual was going on. Curious, he peered through the window and saw Mr. Mara whispering into his phone, ‘Allstate’s policy is working perfectly today!’ Turns out, the humming was just Mr. Mara talking to his insurance agent while negotiating a better rate for his clients.

2. In the late afternoon, an old lady parked her car outside Ken Mara's office and stepped out with a small shopping bag. As she walked towards the entrance, everyone in the neighborhood heard a strange humming noise coming from inside. Suddenly, the humming stopped as abruptly as it had started. Everyone looked around curiously when an older gentleman emerged from the building, smiling broadly. 'Just my new air conditioning,' he explained casually. ‘Keeps the place cool for all those long days of paperwork.’ A delivery driver nearby shook his head with a smile, muttering under his breath, 'Next time I’ll bring him a fan instead.'

3. One stormy night, a neighborhood watch volunteer spotted something unusual. Over the intercom, Ken Mara’s voice boomed: ‘Attention, Allstate agents! If you see a squirrel wearing a tie, do not hesitate—call animal control immediately!’ The next morning, everyone in town was buzzing. A delivery driver claimed he saw Mr. Mara feeding a squirrel in his office. But when an investigator arrived, all they found was a squirrel-shaped coffee mug and a bemused look on Mr. Mara's face. The legend of Ken Mara lives on as a humorous reminder that sometimes life insures us against the unexpected.

4. In the early hours of dawn, a young child awoke suddenly and crept towards the window. Through the blinds, he saw a strange figure moving inside Ken Mara’s office—an alligator, lazily swimming in a fish tank that had mysteriously appeared overnight. Curious, the boy tiptoed closer until his mother called him back to bed. The next morning, when an ordinary delivery driver arrived for his routine visit, he found the fish tank empty—and the alligator nowhere to be seen. As word spread around town, everyone agreed it must’ve been just another one of those mysterious Ken Mara pranks.