You won't need the car
most days.
The Fitzgerald sits inside Bexley's Main Street district, where coffee, dinner, a bookstore, and a movie are all closer on foot than they'd ever be by car.
A neighborhood that doesn't ask you to drive
The Fitzgerald sits at 2200 E Main St, directly inside Bexley's Main Street district, a compact, tree-lined stretch of more than 100 shops, restaurants, cafes, and galleries built along the old National Road. This isn't a neighborhood with a few walkable pockets. It's a neighborhood built at a pedestrian scale from the start: narrow storefronts, wide sidewalks, and a Main Street that was laid out for foot traffic long before it carried cars.
That history holds up today. Coffee, groceries, dinner, a bookstore, a movie at the historic Drexel Theatre, and a full evening out are all reachable on foot, most within a five to ten-minute walk of home. Capital University's campus sits directly at the district's southern edge, adding a second walkable anchor beyond Main Street itself.
What that means day to day is simple: the car stops being a requirement. Errands stop being errands and start being short walks. A resident can wake up, get coffee, spend the afternoon between a bookstore and a park, have dinner and a show, and go to bed without needing the car at all. Further down this page is what a full day like that actually looks like, stop by stop.
Six stops, none of them a drive
The businesses that make a car unnecessary
Giuseppe's Ritrovo, Rusty Bucket, Harvest Kitchen and Pizzeria, and Block's Bagels sit within a few blocks of each other, covering everything from a sit-down Italian dinner to a fast weekday lunch.
Most nights, the better meal is also the closer one, no drive required either way.
Gramercy Books anchors a stretch of independent boutiques and specialty shops that give Main Street its browsing character.
A Saturday afternoon can be spent entirely on foot, with nowhere to park because there's no need to drive there.
The Drexel Theatre first opened in 1937 and still shows films in its original Art Deco building. A few blocks further, the Schumacher Gallery at Capital University holds more than 2,500 works, open to the public at no cost.
Both are an evening out that never requires finding parking, because there's no car involved to begin with.
Capital University's campus reads less like a gated institution and more like an extension of the neighborhood, with open green space and public programming at the Schumacher Gallery.
For a longer walk or an open field to sit in, campus is the closest option, still a few minutes from home on foot.
Jeffrey Park sits a bit further north on Parkview Ave, near E Broad St, with wooded trails, a boardwalk along Alum Creek, tennis courts, and open lawn.
It's further than Main Street's core, but still comfortably covered on foot or by bike, no car needed to get there either.
A day in the life of a Fitzgerald resident
The full day below happens without ever needing a car, from wake-up to lights out.
Everything within reach, sorted by category
Questions about living without the car
Yes. Bexley carries a Walk Score of 84, rated Very Walkable, putting it in the same range as Columbus's densest urban neighborhoods. Main Street alone holds more than 100 shops, restaurants, cafes, and galleries within a compact, tree-lined stretch.
In practice, that means coffee, groceries, dinner, a bookstore, and a movie at the Drexel Theatre are all reachable without needing a car, most within a five to ten-minute walk of The Fitzgerald.
Not for day-to-day life on Main Street. Groceries, dining, coffee, a bookstore, and entertainment are all walkable, and Capital University's campus adds a second walkable anchor at the district's south end.
A car remains useful for reaching downtown Columbus or destinations outside Bexley, and The Fitzgerald includes a secure parking garage for residents who want one, but plenty of daily routines never require needing the car at all.
From The Fitzgerald at 2200 E Main St, residents can walk to Bexley Coffee Shop, Gramercy Books, Giuseppe's Ritrovo, Rusty Bucket, the Drexel Theatre, Capital University's campus, and Giant Eagle Market District, all within roughly three to eight minutes on foot.
Jeffrey Mansion & Park sits a bit further north near E Broad St, an easy bike ride or a longer walk for anyone looking for wooded trails.
Main Street covers dining (Giuseppe's Ritrovo, Rusty Bucket, Harvest Kitchen and Pizzeria), coffee and bakeries (Bexley Coffee Shop, Cherbourg Bakery, Block's Bagels), retail (Gramercy Books and Main Street's boutiques), and entertainment (the historic Drexel Theatre and Schumacher Gallery at Capital University).
Add Capital University's own campus green space and Jeffrey Mansion & Park a short bike ride north, and a full day, from morning coffee to a night at the movies, needs nothing more than a good pair of shoes.
Main Street is built at a pedestrian scale, with wide sidewalks, mature tree canopy, and a low-speed commercial corridor rather than a high-traffic arterial road. Bexley is an accredited arboretum, and that tree cover extends over much of Main Street itself.
The corridor stays lined with active storefronts through the evening, keeping the street populated well past a typical workday.
Trade the commute for a walk
Book a tour and take the walk yourself: coffee at the corner, a browse through Gramercy Books, and lunch on Main Street, all before you've gone a quarter mile.
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