Aretha Franklin Honored with Aretha Franklin Way in Hometown of Detroit



Aretha Franklin , the Queen of Soul, was honored with a street named after her in Detroit this week. by Jenna Amatulli via huffingtonpost.com the Queen of Soul, was honored with a street named after her inthis week.

A portion of Madison Avenue ― beginning at the corner of Brush Street outside of the Detroit City Music Hall for the Performing Arts ― is now called Aretha Franklin Way.

Franklin was near-speechless during the unveiling ceremony:

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The 75 year-old songstress later spoke on the stage at the Music Hall on Thursday evening, thanking the city of Detroit for always supporting her and joking about needing some Kleenex. “Thank you again for this resplendent and magnificent honor of this street, Aretha’s Way. I want to see it every time I come down here, I’m going to dance down it!” she said.

Source: Aretha Franklin Overcome With Emotion After Street Named After Her In Detroit | HuffPost