Parkside Local Business Spotlight: Crilly’s Car Cures

Mike and Kim Crilly met when they were in 9th grade attending Brookhaven Junior High (now The Christian Academy). While attending Sun Valley High School, they began earning money fixing cars after school out of their garage and eventually scraped together enough money to purchase and restore the run-down building at the corner of E. Elbon and Edgmont Avenue, which had previously been Malloy’s Garage. They were 28 and 27 years old when they opened the doors on March 22, 1989.

As the years went on they expanded, building the bays and buying the building on the corner of E. Forrestview and Edgmont. Some may remember it as Shull’s Candy Store before it was JD Draperies. They also purchased the land across the street from the shop, planning to expand further, but instead sold it to the borough to be developed into the veteran’s memorial park on Edgmont.

Crilly’s has been in business for 33 years and Mike and Kim have watched Parksiders grow up as they attended the elementary school. Kim has been listed as the emergency contact for the school to call for many children over the years. Their daughter, Ashlyn, attended Parkside Elementary and has two sons of her own, ages 6 and 4.

Tim Shepard, their technician, pictured on the right, grew up on Elbon and has worked for the Crilly’s for 18 years. They have maintained, inspected, and repaired cars for more than a generation of Parkside residents. You can’t beat the convenience of dropping off your car and being able to walk home in a few minutes and Mike, Kim and the staff are always kind and knowledgeable. If you have never been in the shop, stop in and say, “Hi”. Kim is always there with a big smile.