Frank Drellishak opened his auto repair shop on Center Ridge Road in Rocky River in 1945. Frank sold that business to his sons Gene and Dale who, over time, involved their own sons. The post-war automotive business was booming, so the family opened another Drellishak’s on Lorain Road in Fairview Park, a location that once housed a gas stat ion, a Studebaker dealership, and an auto clinic. The business split into two separate entities in 1988 and Dale and his son Gary got behind the wheel of the Fairview auto shop. After a while, Gary purchased the shop from his father. ...more
