Before it became home to the megamall/federal penitentiary that it is today, the 25-acre area once known as Petropolis was dotted with more than 100 oil storage tanks that greeted visitors venturing south from Canada or the airport.

. . . bring rain delays. The Syracuse Chiefs’ opening day on Wednesday, April 13, resulted in a complete washout with the game against the Pawtucket Red Sox made up the following day as part of a two-win doubleheader. The Chiefs are out of town the rest of this week, but return to Alliance Bank Stadium Tuesday, April 26, for an eight-day homestand.

Think your taste buds have outgrown the grilled cheese sandwich? Think again. This childhood favorite has evolved into something quite sophisticated. Cheese expert and James Beard award-winner Laura Werlin recently released her second book dedicated to the ultimate comfort food sandwich.

Syracuse Cinephile Society.

Sure it’s Murderers’ Row, the vaunted 1927 New York Yankees, but what’s even cooler than spying Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, wearing personalized jerseys among the barnstormers, is the fact that this photo was shot across West Genesee Street from The New Times.

Central New York is blessed with thousands of acres of nature preserves and open spaces. Among them (clockwise from top left): A multi-use trail at Green Lakes State Park, tricky hiking terrain at Clark Reservation State Park, Labrador Hollow Unique Area, the West Shore Trail at Onondaga Lake Park and evidence of busy beavers at the Cicero Swamp.

Diversity is the key here, with such noteworthy men and women of the cloth as (clockwise from right) Monsignor Joseph Champlin, the people’s priest; Betty Bone Schiess, a Syracusan who was the first female ordained in the Episcopal church; and one of three with the name Larry, the Rev.

Construction of Carousel Center resulted in a dramatic change to the North Side landscape, which also included Marley Scrap Yard (top, right), yet another eyesore Carousel obliterated. At bottom, left, carousel restoration expert William Finkenstein pretties up one the 40 horses on the mall’s namesake merry-go-round.

It may sound odd, but graveyards can yield some amazing photographs. Witness these from (clockwise from top left): Oakwood Cemetery, Rose Hill Cemetery, Oakwood Cemetery, one in Oswego County and Temple Beth El Cemetery (also known as Mount Sinai Cemetery).

Rolling Stones.