Aretha Franklin certainly received her flowers while she was still here, but a little posthumous R-E-S-P-E-C-T in the form of a post office is a nice tribute indeed. 

The Aretha Franklin Post Office Building can be found about five miles east of downtown, near a performance venue on the Detroit River that is also named after Franklin. 

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“Her legacy lives on in her music, in her family. But we have added to that list of her legacy: A post office with her name on it,” said U.S. Rep. Brenda Lawrence (D-MI), a friend of Franklin’s and longtime postal worker, per The Associated Press. 

Former President Donald Trump signed Lawrence’s legislation to rename the USPS Fox Creek Station in Detroit after Franklin into law in January. The Democratic senator said in a tweet that, “This building will always stand as a reminder that we all deserve a little RESPECT.” 

Franklin was reported to be bedridden when she died of pancreatic cancer at her Detroit home on August 16, 2018. Dubbed the “Queen of Soul”, the gospel singer had more than two dozen Top 40 songs at the height of her career from 1967 to 1975, per CNN. 

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During the rock era, she had 88 Billboard chart singles, the most among female vocalists at the time. She was the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. 

Franklin’s chart-topping hits include “Respect,” “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” and “Think.”