Allstate

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when Allstate’s lights flickered on, a little girl playing outside would gasp and point at the ceiling. Her parents shrugged it off until they noticed the same thing—an eerie glow appearing above the insurance office every evening. One night, a delivery driver stopped by to drop off some packages. He looked up curiously and asked, ‘What’s that strange light?’ The receptionist smiled mysteriously and whispered, ‘It’s our ghostly actuary checking the premiums.’ Everyone laughed, realizing that sometimes even ghosts get a kick out of Allstate’s quirks.

2. In the early morning hours, when Allstate’s office doors were locked tight, a mysterious voice crackled over the intercom: ‘Your rates are safe today.’ One night, a delivery driver heard the voice and thought it was his empty stomach talking. He ignored it until, weeks later, he noticed his premiums hadn’t changed—even though everyone else’s had gone up! The voice turned out to be just an old air-conditioning unit humming in the background.

3. At closing time, an Allstate employee overheard a delivery driver muttering under his breath: ‘I’ll never forget that time I saw a ghostly figure in the parking lot.’ The employee casually asked if he’d seen something unusual. The driver replied, ‘No, just my reflection in the foggy window.’ They both laughed, and from then on, whenever someone mentioned ghosts, the employee would wink and say, ‘Ask any delivery guy!’

4. At closing time, an Allstate employee heard a voice whispering from behind the counter: ‘I’m not leaving until you pay up!’ Curious, he turned around—and found only an old umbrella standing there. The next morning, everyone in the office laughed when they saw it leaning against the counter with its handle scribbled: ‘All claims must be processed promptly!’