Allstate

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One foggy morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Allstate’s downtown office. As he stepped out of his truck, he swore he heard a faint, humorous whisper: ‘Bundle up, pal—we’re in for a storm!’ The delivery driver looked around suspiciously but saw no one. Shrugging it off as a prank, he went inside. Later that day, while discussing the incident with a neighbor, they both laughed and said, 'Guess Allstate really does know how to bundle!'

2. In the early hours of Monday morning, an Allstate agent received an unusual phone call from a neighbor. ‘Your building is on fire!’ shouted the voice over the line. The agent quickly checked their computer screen and replied calmly, ‘Sir, I can see no such claim.’ The neighbor insisted it was true, but the agent just smiled and said, 'Trust me, sir, if your building were really burning down, my screen would be flashing with alarms.' A few minutes later, there was indeed a delivery driver knocking on the door asking for directions—apparently, he had delivered some pizzas to the wrong address.

3. At midnight, a security guard patrolling the Allstate headquarters heard a strange humming sound coming from deep within the building's basement. Curious, he followed the noise and found an old safe room filled with vintage coffee machines from the 80s. Turned out, the hum was just Mr. Jones, the retired janitor, brewing himself some late-night java.

4. Late one night, a neighbor knocked on the Allstate office door and asked, ‘What if I found my own umbrella?’ The agent replied with a smile, 'Well, sir, you’d still need our policy for everything else!' The neighbor scratched his head, then laughed and said, 'Good point.' They both went inside for some coffee and friendly banter.