In the wake of Aretha Franklin’s death this week, her adopted hometown of Detroit is going all-out with displays of love for the late music legend. The Fox Theatre, Comerica Park and Little Caesars Arena are all now adorned with the words, “Forever Our Queen,” according to TMZ. Gifts, balloons and other mementos have also surfaced on Aretha Franklin Way in the Motor City, while the marquees of concert halls The Fillmore Detroit and the Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts now feature prominent messages honoring Franklin’s immeasurable contributions to American music. At New Bethel Baptist Church, which the singer’s father founded, another memorial has been erected and is still being added to. Aretha died after a long battle with cancer in her home in Detroit on Thursday, Aug. 16.
