Abandoned $232M Allstate Headquarters in Chicago Illinois

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2 ай бұрын

In the remaining months of 2022, the former Allstate headquarters located just outside of Chicago, Illinois was put up for sale with a possibility of demolishing it for a logistics center. The property's dramatic decline was largely a result of the C-19 pandemic, which emptied the office complex, forcing more than 8,000 employees to work remotely. This made paying for the building's maintenance, utilities, and taxes a poor investment. Especially after realizing that most jobs could be completed with work from home positions. In December 2022, the massive office complex was officially sold and the 2 million square feet building began demolition. Today, we're going to show you one last look at what was left behind.
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@CityLifeinAmerica 2 ай бұрын

This building isn’t in good hands.

@TomSmith-ls5rn Ай бұрын

Just like their clients...

@Ashleyramirezlv 2 ай бұрын

As an allstate employee this was such a waste.

@andremittelmann7863 2 ай бұрын

i m shamed as a human...... Projects like this destroy the world. USA sucks. Best wishes from Germany. No hate you see the true. Only politicians and the industry sucks

@dodge33445 2 ай бұрын

Just think of all the $ they are saving not having to have that HUUUGE building? LOL... Plus think about all the BORING meetings held in that auditorium :D

@trashyspeeds266 Ай бұрын

@@dodge33445 they'd still have boring meetings, just its now on the computer

@dodge33445 Ай бұрын

@@trashyspeeds266 True... LoL. :D

@pupawupagus Ай бұрын

it was weird when they closed the HE office (ages ago.) it was there for ages! i fucking hated working at allstate. i could have been dead in my chair for two weeks before someone noticed

@robertsmith4150 Ай бұрын

It's a prime example why everything costs so much. Wasteful corporations that pass the buck onto the consumer and never taking responsibility.

@Ice_Solid Ай бұрын

Of course they need a reason to charge us more

@user-kz6yw2ep6t 25 күн бұрын

@@robertsmith4150 truest words spoken

@timcogswell8920 25 күн бұрын

Beancounters… they only care about quarterly returns… not the business, employees or customers.

@brutemegahunk3895 Ай бұрын

I enjoyed this. I worked for Allstate In PA and AZ for 27 years and was only there in Northbrook once as a trainee back in 1990. Some thoughts: Yes the size is immense. But remember, this building was built in 1967. Allstate was still owned by Sears which was still a mammoth of a business. Sears poured a ton of money into this probably. Although really large I would say this place was far from opulent. Visit a Google campus sometime. Part of the size of this place is due to paper. There were no computers or very few. Everything was on paper and had to be stored and filed. Large desk space was needed (no cubicles with a laptop). A woman I worked with in Arizona was from Allstate Northbrook and she told me a story about a very elaborate and ornate bar on the 8th floor for executives. She said that it was unreal and extreme expensive. This was back in the 70's though and times were different. The bar was long gone by the 90s when Jerry Choate and Tom Wilson came in. No doubt that parking garage was exclusive for executives. Very interesting to me as elevators took them from undergound to 8th floor without them having to interact with the home office peasants. I had no idea that there was an in house pharmacy. That's crazy. The "Little Hands" building was a daycare. I remember Home Office being really proud of it by sending company wide emails about it....and all of us in the field hating Home Office even more because of the perks that no one else in the company got. Anyway, I really enjoyed this vid. Well done and thanks.

@davidstraub7218 2 ай бұрын

For those that don't know or aren't "local" - this is all gone now. They're already starting on the new warehouses. I agree with most that repurposing alot of it would've been nice, but yhe unfortunate truth is that post-pandemic - its just easier to have employees work from home. Add to the fact that there are soooo many people now shopping on the internet, that warehousing is needed so much. I personally do very little shopping on line (especially for clothes/shoes) but then again, Ive always been a "brick & mortar" type shopper - I want to hold it, see if it fits, see the quality, etc... first hand.

@edasm4113 2 ай бұрын

Drive by there all the time on 294- boy that thing came down fast!

@inkermoy Ай бұрын

yeah drove by it and they had a wrecking ball on a crane just taking the tall part down vertically, bit by bit, eating it away from the side.

@ken90004 2 ай бұрын

I really enjoy the walk walk-through, as it gives to fond memories. This is remarkably humbling. I spent 30 years in corporate America, and have now been working from home for the last four or five. While the shift in paradigm has been nice; not having to deal with the pre-dawn commutes, it is still bitter sweet. I miss coming into the office and working directly with people. I miss a sense of belonging. I have spent more than a third of my life inside one of this office buildings, and I am sad to see those days gone.

@LilyBecca Ай бұрын

I was fortunate enough to work from home for about 3 years prior to Covid. It's something I had been advocating for for many years after I got a taste of it in my mid 20's. I was stunned by how much more productive I was without all the interruptions. The improvement in my quality of life from not having to spend 4 hours per day getting ready, commuting, and being stuck for an extra hour at lunch was life changing. It was an extra 20 hours per week I could spend with my family! I was hoping that the one good thing that would come out of Covid would be that companies would realize how much happier and productive their employees were and that between the improved employee morale and the enormous cost savings, they would no longer force employees into the office. The cost savings associated with no longer needing to lease/rent/purchase and furnish and pay the utilities for these corporate offices is enough to pay everyone a living wage! Or put fat bonuses in some executives pockets. Alas, there still seems to be quite a lot of boomer mentality in the corporate world so one by one, so many corporations are forcing people back into the office. I'm not completely against it for everyone. I understand that some folks thrive in the corporate office environment. But many of us find it downright depressing. It can suck the life right out of you. People should have a choice. There could be smaller offices for those few who prefer going in, and for meetings. That would be a win-win because they would still save an enormous amount of money using a smaller space, and employees would be happy because they would have a choice. I've decided that after 25-ish years in corporate offices, I would rather be homeless than ever have to go back. I pray every day that I can continue to work from home until I retire, which will likely be when I am 80 since it took 30 years to pay off my student loans as a single mom. Working from home for the last 6 years has been such a blessing. Not just for my mental health and wellbeing, but also for my daughter who barely got to see me the first 9 years of her life.

@KlipschHead281 7 күн бұрын

When I worked in building H in the early 80's there was beautiful woodwork everywhere and in the basement a massive battery room that was loud AF, louder than that power room in the video. The spiral staircase if thats the one I remember used to be all expensive darkwood. The lunchroom was insane (for 1983 anyway) and the habitrail between buildings hadn't been built yet. Worst company I ever worked for, RIP massive complex.

@StringerMedia 2 ай бұрын

Awesome explore my friend! This was definitely one of the all time largest buildings i think weve been to!

@FI-TECH-250 14 күн бұрын

Was a great vid! As a buissness owner, definetly need those blueprints for when i get big in the future lol

@franken-pattern 2 ай бұрын

Chicago has some of the coolest architecture in the world. An amazing building that definitely should be repurposed vs demolished. My favorite was the silver, spiral staircase! Thanks, guys! The tour was very interesting 🎉

@MilwaukeeF40C 29 күн бұрын

Sounds like the Sears family tree. The state subsidized them to move in to Hoffman Estates in the 90s, that development was never finished before the major layoffs started in the EARLY 2000s, and soon that will all be demolished too. Now ironically that Chinese front Gotion is looking at the ex Kmart warehouse in Manteno, more subsidies of course.

@mikeohawk95 29 күн бұрын

@@franken-pattern I agree even as repurposment has more advantages and overall good point you made!!

@muzaaaaak 28 күн бұрын

This is one of the ugliest corporate buildings ever. You should go into the world and see how more companies operate. This is about the worst design I’ve ever seen. Disjointed, a maze, no cohesion and boxed separate areas. Not a collaborative environment. It promotes islands and separation. No wonder Allstate is a failure.

@mikeohawk95 27 күн бұрын

@@muzaaaaak ohh a lot of companies are corrupted and living if making a better world, but and even though I’ve been jntot he world sicne my preteen years BUT I’d believe in repurposing building and making a companies for. Serious poeple with their values and values of centuries before,to now and to come and even to altering internal arcecture + external solar and wind farms etc too and I’d pay myself lasts ith smallest amount while employees get the first and biggest amount, a long shot but a free speech means of hope

@muzaaaaak 27 күн бұрын

@@mikeohawk95 can i get that in english? i am lost with your post above.

@wondercharlie-thesupercat3763 Ай бұрын

worked there for 14 yrs - sad to see it disappear . How the business still operates with 100% from home amazes me

@nomorenames5568 26 күн бұрын

does it really amaze you? What exactly was the point of going in to this office everyday? What if anything do you think is lost by simply having meetings on Zoom? (technology like Zoom was available in the mid 2000's mind you, they just didn't use it till the 2020's). I can think of a few things lost without face to face human interactions but not a ton.

@I_Am_Your_Problem 6 күн бұрын

Is Allstate building sky scrapers? Building road ways? Is Allstate constructing ANYTHING? Didn't think so... So please explain to me your amazement that insurance requires in office attendance....

@wondercharlie-thesupercat3763 5 күн бұрын

@@I_Am_Your_Problem working for any large company , you learn a lot from those around you. Especially in old legacy systems. Those new to the company working remote are really at a educational dis advantage. The property was sold and is being turned into logistics campus. A couple warehouses are already built …

@robertmailhos8159 2 ай бұрын

It's a crying shame that they are going to tear this big building down 😔

@dodge33445 2 ай бұрын

They should turn it into affordable living!!

@robertmailhos8159 2 ай бұрын

@@dodge33445 you definitely got that right @dodge33445👍✌️

@his_tory_debunk5338 Ай бұрын

LMAO....YEAH 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@dodge33445 Ай бұрын

@@his_tory_debunk5338 I wanna ride around it with a fast E scooter !

@KILLKING110 Ай бұрын

@@dodge33445 at the cost of literal millions to get it up to code requires so much money to modify the building heavily that in most cases its not worth the squeeze

@kathleen726 2 ай бұрын

This place is so nice! I drove past it so often and wondered what it looked like inside! It’s gone now though. Thanks guys!

@someguy9778 2 ай бұрын

Carpet tiles are used because if one tile is stained or damaged it can be replaced easily.

@tuck6464 2 ай бұрын

Correct. 2' X 2' squares, with a rubber backing equivalent of a car tire. Costs about $30.00 a piece. High quality glue, laid down in a grid pattern, as opposed to a full float/coverage, to make them removable. Used to be a place in La Grange Georgia (Intec, I think) that made them. Almost definitely gone/farmed out to China, Vietnam, Korea, I'd bet.

@gregorycerven3484 Ай бұрын

@tuck6464 actually, Shaw is near Dolton, GA and most of the office carpet is still made in the USA.

@MilwaukeeF40C 29 күн бұрын

Georgia is still a carpet powerhouse, the famous Williams Street TV studio was once a carpet factory.

@iamchicagoan2422 2 ай бұрын

So much of that headquarters can be recycled and repurposed. It's really a shame that it's going to be demolished and trashed. A lot of the remaining items are high-quality commercial grade.

@Room1sixtyfive 2 ай бұрын

Yeah, that staircase would look beautiful in my house... If I ever own one 🥲

@TD_YT066 29 күн бұрын

A friend's dad was their Head Groundskeeper , he'd told us they kept the ponds on the property stocked with fish for some of the execs and we would sneak in and try to catch a few bass and bluegills late on weekend nights.

@chrisalexander8110 Ай бұрын

I drive by that every day and always wondered how it looked inside. I watched that whole demolition and it was sad to see. Lived around the area for 30+ yrs and always saw that.

@AngelasNoFrillsASMR 9 күн бұрын

I watch a few young ppl exploring on yt, here in the UK. And I have to admit you are more respectful to properties you explore and don't act 6 years old and not every word is a swear word.Unlike the potty mouth young ones over here. Credit to you

@moredistractions 2 ай бұрын

I wouldn't get in any elevator in a derelict building.

@MrEngineer20051 2 ай бұрын

As an elevator enthusiast/elevator nerd, I would! As long as it works, there's nothing wrong with riding it.

@hotshower695 2 ай бұрын

@@MrEngineer20051 Really? What if it gets stuck or something?

@MrEngineer20051 2 ай бұрын

@@hotshower695 Think of it like any other elevator. As long as they are in good condition and are maintained properly, then it would be rare for someone to get stuck in an elevator. As for the elevators in the building that they were in, since the buildings weren't abandoned for very long, the elevators look like they're in pretty good condition, so I don't think it would be very likely for someone to get stuck in one of them. BUT, if someone DOES just-so-happen to get stuck in one of them, then all you have to do is use the emergency phone, and if that doesn't work for some reason, then just call 911.

@dodge33445 2 ай бұрын

I dont like ANY of them. I got stuck in one for 4 hours.. Claustrophobia sets in! big time... Knowing there is nothing you can DO to help yourself.

@Jaded_Aries_13 2 ай бұрын

@@hotshower695I'd be more worried about it crashing down than getting stuck.

@SandiByrd 2 ай бұрын

What a beautiful building - shame to see it go.

@jill6694 2 ай бұрын

How sad it's such a waste. They put down carpet square down in large spaces for 2 reasons, their easy to replace if something gets spilled on them or they wear out. Also it's hard to piece and match large rolls of carpeting

@ccroson7935 Ай бұрын

This is an amazing video that you had. I would’ve given anything to be with you as security. I worked at that building for eight years and knew every corner of that building from top to bottom right to left. I even knew about a tunnel that most people didn’t know that went from C building to Willow building. I would’ve given anything to be able to walk with you guys through that building one more time before to document everything. The way you guys did I would’ve shown you some really cool shots.

@dronepro7316 23 күн бұрын

@@ccroson7935 what was your role at Allstate?

@ccroson7935 17 күн бұрын

@@dronepro7316 I installed cameras and card access for another company, but I work there almost every day installing stuff for eight years I was working for a third-party security company

@scotten2112-yuh Ай бұрын

Allstate did something similar ~ 8-10 years to their big building out in South Barrington. It was cheaper to demolish it and leave it barren than to continue to pay maintenance and real estate taxes.

@Scuba_Bro 2 ай бұрын

some "backrooms" vibes happening there lol

@AllFlimmits Ай бұрын

100%. The only thing that's off is how modern it is

@webluke 2 ай бұрын

Insurance just prints money. I think most big companies like this find it more cost-effective to sell the lot than the building or build a new building. I do see that building costs them a lot to operate, and just having people work from home saves a lot of money. most people would rather work from home, and it opens up a lot of jobs to people who can't move to a big city or want to.

@Christoph-sd3zi 7 күн бұрын

That's why 90% of TV commercials are for insurance companies

@OGCHuila Ай бұрын

It's completely gone now...a KZfaq drone channel has the footage. Seems like none of the abandoned explorers ever managed to capture the executive rooms, boardrooms.

@Edmund_Mallory_Hardgrove Ай бұрын

The Water Softener is expensive, but not nearly as expensive as everything you walked through to get to it. Hell, those hood vents you passed under cost tens of thousands of dollars each. That kitchen along had hundreds of thousands of dollars put into it, not even including the cost of the building itself.

@itzvalt 2 ай бұрын

DUDE im inspired by you to go and explore abandoned places now 🔥🔥

@lordrobert12 17 күн бұрын

As a former employee of this horrid company this building brings back many traumatic memories!! They treated most people like dogs!!

@UQRXD Ай бұрын

Now you know why insurance rates are so high.

@gely_ 10 күн бұрын

to answer your question on the square tiles, its beause they're easy to replace. Someone is bound to drop something, drink, food, damage etc. The ease of replacing is why they do tiles

@raymondbarry4196 6 күн бұрын

Also it was a raised floor, all of the cables and whips were underneath (along with the mice)

@soniaibarra1926 2 ай бұрын

Wow that's so Sad.🤔🤔 Such a Huge Beautiful Building. 👍🏻👍🏻

@GTERMINATOR. 2 ай бұрын

Great video!

@FordMustangFoxbody Ай бұрын

Imagine turning this into a combination apartment complex and mall. It could be like that building in Whittier, Alaska.

@YourDailyDose87 Ай бұрын

But they will cry that they need to increase rates. Yet they waste money like this 🤦‍♂️

@malewire1263 Ай бұрын

I worked in that building. During early morning and evening there were so many cars going into the parking lot the police would be directing traffic.

@kathyb2941 2 ай бұрын

The studios were because they produced a lot of their commercials and other media in-house.

@decayingmidwest 2 ай бұрын

That’s so cool!

@ShyTownFantasy 6 күн бұрын

The title of this video should be read " Abandoned $232M Allstate Headquarters in Northbrook, Illinois. "

@Tronaldump7 10 күн бұрын

I wanted to visit this build so bad once I saw it was abandoned. I'm happy to see someone got to enjoy it one more time before it was torn down.

@roadstar92220 2 ай бұрын

And they say that insurance companies are hurting. Imagine what that cost to build.

@zzoinks Ай бұрын

Very fiscally responsible huh

@thatgui88 6 күн бұрын

@@zzoinks Ice coffee is making you poor. Let's go to waste.

@annoythedonkey Ай бұрын

There’s an abandon steel mill here in Denver about 3.5 miles from my house I’ve been wanting to check out. I found out about it several years ago, I used to do ride share and took a guy that worked for the company that owns the building now verified it’s still empty.

@yokennyyy 2 ай бұрын

This could be a whole hospital 🤦🏾‍♂️or a school a community center something beneficial god damn it 🤦🏾‍♂️

@gregorycerven3484 Ай бұрын

Yeah, right, because a hospital or a school or warehouse or corporate office building are all just 4 walls ceiling and a floor. SMH

@donjohnson3701 22 күн бұрын

It would make a great habitat for the asylum seekers! Maybe, just thinking outside the box, we could make it a call center and move those Indian jobs back to the ‘ol US!

@brendancarlson1678 12 күн бұрын

Glenbrook hospital is right across the street.

@beatboxlanguage 7 күн бұрын

Insane that places like this can be torn down. The millions and millions put into this. Literally a fully functional building. And they just tore it down and probably tossed everything.

@I_Am_Your_Problem 6 күн бұрын

It gets recycled. Concrete separated, crushed reused. Steel separated and recycled. They may be required to capture and remove synthetics. Glass is a problem though.

@kyleday8315 2 ай бұрын

I’m from NWI- your content is awesome!

@IIVIIJI Күн бұрын

I worked here a couple times over the years as an IT contractor and live close by. This is all completely gone now, replaced by large warehouses. Allstate still has an office building across the street they use that is newer and a lot smaller. Last I heard all IT works remote now. I work remote also but for a different insurance company.

@kl0wnkiller912 Ай бұрын

Don't ever think insurance companies are not getting rich off us... now that they don't have to build and maintain buildings like this they will get even more rich... they certainly are not going to offer us cheaper insurance now that their costs have gone down.

@davidwheeler7503 Ай бұрын

So how come you haven't started your own insurance company and became rich?

@kl0wnkiller912 Ай бұрын

@@davidwheeler7503 Why do you think I am not rich?

@davidwheeler7503 Ай бұрын

@kl0wnkiller912 because I wouldn't want to think that you're a hypocrite.

@MilwaukeeF40C 29 күн бұрын

Market entry legal barriers are high. Just the way existing companies and their political benefactors like it.

@GonzalezSix67 Ай бұрын

This was in Northbrook IL. I passed by this building every day along I-294. Seen construction equipment slowly chip away into just rubble. I always wondered what that long hallway above the parking lot looked like from inside lol. Now it’s completely gone, you can’t tell this building even existed there. Now there’s giant hideous buildings for logistics. Must be terrible for the locals living nearby, having to have more truck traffic. Good things it’s just right off 294. At 12:51 , they had these classic cars parked inside there for show, you can just barely see them from I-294, there was only like 2-3 cars.

@dawn5428 Ай бұрын

I’m an interior architect. This is a nice building! Not many nice buildings are left in the US. Many people would love to work in nice buildings. I work in a remote office and id rather work in this! Well built, except for the leaks. What a waste!

@traderdan85 Ай бұрын

Wen I was a kid my mom worked there , I went to a car show they held in that very garage they had many classic cars of the 30s I think I still have the show catalog

@kkang61568 2 ай бұрын

real backroom looks cool! and excite to visit with avoid security guard haha

@MKRN98 Ай бұрын

Oh, the building by I-294 on Willow Rd exit. It's already gone unfortunately. My cousin had some coaching/training there in 2019 for All State, he was becoming an agent for them. He flew all the way from Atlanta and I live like 15 minutes from this site so we took him to our house instead of the hotel they booked for him lol. It was such a monstrosity, huge complex. I always looked at it while I was driving home from work or when I was driving to work and thought to myself that it was such a waste to leave this building empty. Well, what they build now is worse than that imo. There's already one warehouse, or even too in that place as I still enter highway on Willow Rd sometimes. What I know being in the trucking industry - these warehouses are gonna be empty for a long time! It didn't make much sense to do that but I'm not the one to decide after all. There's another warehouse that was built recently, I believe they finished it last year, up on the Lake Cook Rd exit and it's still empty to this day. They also demolished a huge office complex, not as big as this one but also rather large. This trend of bulldozing the buldings and building warehouses in that space should end, it doesn't bring any good to surrounding areas...

@SuperBigDog2U Ай бұрын

Allstate also had a building across from this one on Sanders Road. Much smaller, more modern/glass building. Should see what's there if they left that one too.

@AnotherSwissYoutubeUser 2 ай бұрын

8:38 Literally the Backrooms Hum-Buzz

@jjukkyumiz 10 күн бұрын

the sign with letters missing that you wondered what it said - “We are the Good Hands. We help people realize their hopes and dreams”

@MobilMobil-kv5ke 12 күн бұрын

At the 37:00 mark the lower right corner of the white board is a map of the buildings on the Allstate property. They were named letters of the alphabet. The zigzag line was an enclosed elevated walkway across the parking lot between the two clusters of buildings. “294” is the Interstate bordering the east side of the property. (I worked there for 9 years in the late 90’s early 2000’s.)

@hkr321hkr Ай бұрын

Be glad you don't buy their insurance 😂

@Winter_huntsman 6 күн бұрын

I passed by this building every day on my work commute. It was crazy watching it being torn down.

@true_explores 2 ай бұрын

Wow crazy they just demo a building this huge

@compaqdeskpro5770 23 күн бұрын

I'm strongly reminded of the office headquarters chapters in FEAR.

@johnaeryns5364 Ай бұрын

You guys should use your phones to check for wifi signals before going in. If you get a signal there's a strong probability that there are live feed security cameras.

@ADAMSIXTIES 12 күн бұрын

They should preserve it so a thousand years from now people will know what it was like to not work remotely.

@wholeworldext Ай бұрын

i went inside this building. i parked at the apartment complex and jumped the gate. it was pretty dope. reminded me of alberto culvers in melrose park when it was abandoned for a while

@lordrobert12 17 күн бұрын

The cafeteria was beautiful when I was there! The food was excellent & not too expensive!!

@kevinkuenn5733 5 күн бұрын

I worked here for about 6 years. It was a fantastic place to work. It's so sad to see the main lobby in particular like that, it was gorgeous. Really sad to see it like this.

@j_fuzionplays1644 2 ай бұрын

My dad used to work there and I used to go to school on that property 😢 sad to see that it’s been demolished and the new building is ugly asf

@SubaruLove 2 ай бұрын

You can easily replace a single carpet tile for stains and traffic areas. We use those in the hospital.

@user-eh1vp3ev3c 2 ай бұрын

What a beautiful monument to human greed.

@chooch1995 Ай бұрын

Sort of…..

@daewooparts Ай бұрын

Looks like the Allstate Mayhem guy was still inside the office

@fordtruckman80 12 күн бұрын

All that money they supposedly saved and they still had the audacity to raise my rates every cycle by $100. I kicked them to the curb and it felt so good. Unfortunately insurance is a game you have to play and they don't care about longevity when it comes to their customers.

@MrEngineer20051 2 ай бұрын

19:11 - As an elevator enthusiast/elevator nerd, I appreciate you riding the elevator! As long as it works, I would ride it! As for the elevators at 12:43 in the video, it appears that only one of them was working, as the other 2 were flashing "OS" on the indicators, which means "out of service". So you could've possible rode that one. I would've tried pressing the call button.

@mizzlyplays Ай бұрын

imagine in the distance. "HEY!"

@froodsmash 27 күн бұрын

“Forcing most employees to work remotely.” lol, I’m sure they were fighting to stay in the office

@philsharp758 2 ай бұрын

So cool. And real backrooms vibes.

@FlyinRaptorJesus 27 күн бұрын

This was like a pos apocalyptic movie after the disease killed everyone off... All the posters about covid and social distancing..

@lordrobert12 17 күн бұрын

To be fair, a lot of younger employees wanted to work in downtown Chicago which is why they built a new office building in that area!. Not everyone is now working from home! Chicago is obviously better than Northbrook.

@scottschneider5866 28 күн бұрын

I used to love going there for Allstate day every year when I was a kid, it was awesome, my mom worked their for 30 years 😂

@garagespot461 24 күн бұрын

These kids act like they never seen an office building before 😂

@nomorenames5568 25 күн бұрын

man I know just what you mean about being special for being in a place that once housed countless people. I would love to come on one of these excursions with you guys. Back in highschool, over a decade ago at this point, I went with my friends and got on top of every single school in my district (15+) and several not in it. We even had multiple 4th of July parties on top of some of them. It was one of the most exhilarating things you can do. Normal people will never understand that kind of freedom. The parkour to Urbex pipeline is strong.

@yes24__ 27 күн бұрын

the building is all demolished now... what a waste of a building. can't believe they couldn't repurpose the building

@FlyinRaptorJesus 27 күн бұрын

"oh they have a water softener" "what's that do?" "it softens your water so it's not hard." Alrighty then lol.

@tammygouletschrader8785 2 ай бұрын

Wow what an amazing building

@ramonamuncie5686 2 ай бұрын

Nice building… it’s ridiculous to demolish.

@JohnDoe-sr1dd Ай бұрын

COVID was the final nail in the coffin but they'd been emptying out the building of people for years. The land was worth more than the building. The sad part is the negative impact the loss of Allstate has had on Northbrook. On the bright side, the traffic situation is much better there.

@charlesbochar8681 25 күн бұрын

Carpet tiles are very common in commercial applications. If you need to replace a small area just pull it up and adhesive it back down. Never really use rolls in commercial only residential.

@MaritesVlog Ай бұрын

Very beautiful head quarter

@oscarmike1894 2 ай бұрын

That sign said we are the hands that Hold the hopes and dreams

@kyley428 Ай бұрын

The basement of forest park in stl mo would be badass. It's locked up pretty good tho.

@ItIsJustKetchup Ай бұрын

You do carpet tiles because it's easy to replace if they get damaged or dirty.

@johnhaller5851 26 күн бұрын

I worked for a while in the Nokia new building not too far away which was torn down this year in Naperville at the intersection of Naperville and Warrenville Road, northwest corner. Its too late to visit now.. it was built in approximately 2000, and gone now. Maybe another warehouse is coming.

@johntaddy6009 4 күн бұрын

I worked at the A C Nielsen HQ next door in Northbrook back in 78-79 and went past the Allstate bldg everyday. I think Sears owned Allstate at the time.

@geerstyresoil3136 29 күн бұрын

That wasnt thr auditorium, just a larger side conference room next to the auditorium. They must have locked it off due to safety.

@ТІР 2 ай бұрын

idk when u hit 400k but congrats 🎉

@WillHellmm 29 күн бұрын

Hey, i drive by this area all the time. Its no more now.

@stevenrichards1539 Ай бұрын

And during the pandemic State Farm built a billion dollar plus campus just north of Atlanta. At least as large as the Allstate campus.

@tedgerstenslager2949 Ай бұрын

200K glass staircase. What a waste.

@iamshamtheman 7 күн бұрын

How long ago? Definitely not recent. I explored it at night alone and filmed it April of last year. They'd just started bringing in construction crews. No lights and more beat up. Great exploring through.

@dodge33445 2 ай бұрын

31:24 you could have a drag race its so big! :D

@mitch199121 Ай бұрын

I can’t believe there demolishing the building when there nothing wrong with it,Chicago could used the building for so many things

@mackfisher4487 Ай бұрын

There Cafeteria was better than many high-end restaurants, plus it was subsidized so employees would pay three or four bucks for lunch.

@karenslovelymess2538 6 күн бұрын

They used carpet tiles as most of the wiring ran underneath the floor. Those ports in the floor were phone and electrical outlets- there most likely would have been desks/ cubbies there. If there was a problem with a phone jack or electric outlet they would lift the carpet tile and the subfloor access panel to repair.