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Mary Lou Michalec and Natalie Williams-Dardaris

Wheelchair Downhill Pioneer Louis’s Twists and Turns

September 5, 2018 by Mary Lou Michalec and Natalie Williams-Dardaris Leave a Comment

Louis in the paperA planned escape? An outing to visit family and friends? Or just for fun?

One spring day in 1937, Louis must have decided it was a time for a change of scenery and maybe the opportunity to get back to city life and family he once lived with.

But to travel off of Onondaga Hill, there are several ways. Unfortunately, all down hill. [Read more…] about Wheelchair Downhill Pioneer Louis’s Twists and Turns

Filed Under: History, Western NY Tagged With: Onondaga County, Syracuse

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