Century-old brick homes east of German Village in Schumacher Place, Columbus — Roadside Towing & Recovery Inc
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Towing in Schumacher Place, Columbus

Brick streets and permit parking between Livingston Avenue, Whittier Street and Parsons Avenue.

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Schumacher Place covers the blocks between East Livingston Avenue and East Whittier Street, from Parsons Avenue west to Lathrop, Brust, South Grant and Jaeger Streets, directly east of German Village. It shares that neighborhood's century-old brick houses and brick streets, and it takes its name from a family dairy that ran in its southeast corner during the 1800s. Nationwide Children's Hospital sits just across Parsons. We come here for batteries that fail at the curb, keys locked in cars, flat tires and breakdowns on the I-70 ramps to the north. Trucks from our Harrisburg Pike yard reach Schumacher Place in 20–40 minutes.

Local Guide: Towing Around Schumacher Place

Landmarks

  • Recreation Park II site — Ballpark of the Columbus Solons from 1889 to 1891 and Ohio State football's home from 1890 to 1897, on the block bounded by Whittier, Jaeger, Ebner and Kossuth streets.
  • Ohio State first home game marker — Historical marker dedicated October 20, 2006, for the Buckeyes' first home game on November 1, 1890.
  • Livingston Park — City land bought in 1839 as a graveyard and turned into a park in 1885; it lies in front of Nationwide Children's Hospital, north of Livingston Avenue.
  • Kobacker Park — A pocket-size city park of about a third of an acre at 880 Parsons Avenue, with a basketball court and playground.
  • Livingston Ambulatory Center — Nationwide Children's outpatient building at 380 Butterfly Gardens Drive was designed by NBBJ and finished in 2016.
  • Beck Street School — David Riebel's 1884 school went up on the former county infirmary grounds and now houses South Columbus Preparatory Academy.

Colleges

  • Capital University — Founded in 1830, the private university's main campus has been a short drive east in Bexley since 1876.

Main Routes

  • East Livingston Avenue — Forms the northern boundary of Schumacher Place.
  • Parsons Avenue — The eastern boundary, with an eastbound-only I-70 exit (101B) at its north end.
  • East Whittier Street — The southern boundary, once called Schiller Street where it passed Recreation Park.
  • South Grant Avenue — Runs through the neighborhood and bisects the former Recreation Park II grounds.
  • Lathrop Street — A large slaughter yard once operated at the corner of Lathrop and Kossuth, a site now occupied by the Schmidthoff condominiums.
  • Brust Street — Brust Street is one of the short streets that trace the line between Schumacher Place and German Village to the west.
  • Sycamore Street — Named for the trees that once lined it, the street holds the Sycamore condominiums, built where the Schumacher family's dairy barn stood.
  • Forest Street — Neighborhood historians note Forest Street as the first of the area's streets to be paved over.
  • Ebner Street — Ebner Street ran along the first-base side of Recreation Park II, home of the Columbus Solons from 1889 to 1891.
  • Briggs Street — The block of Briggs Street between East Beck and Sycamore streets was folded into the German Village National Register listing of December 30, 1974.
  • South Ninth Street — Ninth Street's stretch from East Blenkner Street to Sycamore Street is also covered by the 1974 German Village historic district listing.

Major Employers & Projects

  • Nationwide Children's Hospital — The 673-bed pediatric teaching hospital at 700 Children's Drive anchors Southern Orchards, just east across Parsons Avenue.
  • Residential permit parking — The Schumacher Place Civic Association announced permit parking beginning in spring 2025.
  • Plank's Cafe & Pizzeria — Walter Plank opened this Parsons Avenue tavern in 1939, and his grandchildren run it today.

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Frequently asked questions

How does a truck get to Schumacher Place from the southwest side?

The quickest run is usually I-71 north into the stretch it shares with I-70, then the Parsons Avenue exit, which is an eastbound-only ramp. That puts the truck on Parsons right at the neighborhood's eastern edge, and from there it turns west onto your street. Coming the other way on I-70, the driver drops down through the surface streets instead. Mention whether you are closer to Livingston Avenue or Whittier Street, because parked cars along the brick side streets make it worth entering from the right end of the block.

Schumacher Place has permit parking now. Does that change anything for a service call?

The civic association announced residential permit parking starting in spring 2025, so many curbs here are reserved for residents. A service truck stopping to jump a battery or unlock a door is there briefly, but a tow truck still needs a legal place to set up, so tell dispatch if your car sits in a permit block. We cannot remove a car simply because it lacks a permit on a public street; enforcement of permit zones belongs to the city. If you are locked out beside your own house, our lockout service is usually a short visit.

My car broke down on the I-70 ramps north of Schumacher Place. What should I do?

Those ramps near Parsons Avenue and Mound Street are short and busy, and they sit on land that once held Recreation Park, home of the Columbus Buckeyes baseball club in 1883 and 1884. Pull to the widest shoulder you can reach, switch on your flashers and keep your seat belt fastened. If the car is stuck in a live lane, dial 911 before anything else. Then give our dispatcher the ramp or direction you were traveling and the last exit sign, and a truck will come clear the car.

A car keeps parking in front of my Schumacher Place garage or alley. Who can move it?

When the car is on a public street or alley, the Columbus Division of Police decides whether it is towed, so phone their non-emergency number and explain that your access is blocked. We will not move a car from a public street at a neighbor's request. On private property it works differently. A lot owner who posts the signage Ohio law calls for, such as a shop along Parsons Avenue or an apartment building, can have us remove unauthorized cars through our private-property towing service, which logs each vehicle it takes.

I'm parked near the old Recreation Park field. How do I describe where I am?

Recreation Park II filled the block bounded by Whittier, Jaeger, Ebner and Kossuth Streets, and South Grant Avenue now cuts through the old field. Ohio State played its first home football game there on November 1, 1890, losing 64–0 to Wooster, and a marker dedicated in 2006 recalls it. For our driver, cross streets work better than history, so name the two streets nearest your car. If the battery is the trouble, a mobile battery replacement can often be done right at the curb.

What will a Schumacher Place tow cost, and where can the car be taken?

Pricing comes straight from our published rate card, and the dispatcher quotes the total before the driver attaches anything to your car. The destination is yours to choose, whether a neighborhood garage, a dealership across town, a partner repair shop or your own driveway. Cars without a destination yet can stay at our Harrisburg Pike yard for a daily storage charge until you decide. We accept cards and cash, and every tow comes with an itemized receipt.

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