Agree. Perhaps some color?

How tragic. I'm going to miss flipping through the pages and spotting my friends.

Whoah the place looks great! Makes me wish I was in my early 30's so I can hang out at Red Rabbit.

Thanks for the suggestion, Anita. I'll have to check it out during the spring, because I'm pretty sure it is currently gloomy and scary. I'm always in need of new scenery, especially if it's historic.

A couple months ago when I first read about this renovation here on Sac Press, I made it perfectly clear that I was not a fan of this project, and I still feel the same. During the summer of 2011, the McKinley Park Rose Garden became a hang out spot for my friends and I, mainly because of its surreal charm that was found nowhere else around town. The walkways were grassy and overgrown, almost as if done purposely for the vibe. The mood was very organic, serene, and untampered with. Looking at the photos above, it seems that some walkways now have cement, and others are just soil. Hopefully the soil paths remain unpaved, because that cement walkway totally deducts beauty points. They could have at least pulled a Capitol Park Rose Garden and used cobblestone! If they would have used cobblestone, I would've been TOTALLY down with that and I wouldn't be on here nagging about damn concrete walkways! Anywho, this is how I feel about the rose garden project. I understand it was for irrigation and safety purposes, but damnit I just miss the romantic fairy tale vibe of the rose garden. I feel there are other things and places that rank higher in the priority list of renovation.