RACHEL ELISE THOMAS

Across the street from Greater Grace Temple, where Aretha Franklin's funeral service was being held, Babcock Cooperative Apartments joins the community in celebrating her life and legacy in Detroit, MI on August 31, 2018.

An Aretha Franklin impersonator and fan, stood in line to attend the funeral service honoring The Queen of Soul. The funeral service was held at Greater Grace Temple and for those who weren’t on the guest list, the church allowed a limited amount of the general public to gain admittance to this historic occasion in Detroit, MI on August 31, 2018.

Members of the Nation of Islam present copies of The Final Call featuring Aretha Franklin in Detroit, MI on August 31, 2018.

Mary Kay Consultants who own a pink Cadillac, came from all over the country so they could pay homage to the "Freeway of Love (In a Pink Cadillac)" singer. Several pink Cadillac's were parked on Seven Mile, outside of Greater Grace Temple where Aretha Franklin's funeral service was being held at in Detroit, MI on August 31, 2018.

Outside of Greater Grace Temple, a mother and her two daughters take pictures with the iconic pink Cadillacs where Aretha Franklin's funeral service was being held in Detroit, MI on August 31, 2018.

Outside of Greater Grace Temple, a mother and her two daughters take pictures with the iconic pink Cadillacs where Aretha Franklin's funeral service was being held in Detroit, MI on August 31, 2018.

An Aretha Franklin fan wears customized earrings honoring the Queen of Soul in Detroit, MI on August 31, 2018.

Across the street from Greater Grace Temple, fans proudly pose with their Aretha tribute T-Shirts during Aretha Franklin's funeral service in Detroit, MI on August 31, 2018.

First in line, this Aretha Franklin fan stood in line for several hours to attend the funeral service at Greater Grace Temple in Detroit, MI on August 31, 2018.

Sevin McClure, a native Detroiter and custom jewelry designer, joins the crowd in paying their last respects to Aretha Franklin while her funeral was being held at Greater Grace Temple in Detroit, MI on August 31, 2018.

As several people took to the streets to pay their last respect's to the Queen of Soul, a dedicated fan erected a memorial blocks away from her funeral that was being held at Greater Grace Temple in Detroit, MI on August 31, 2018.

With Aretha Franklin's passing, it brought forth eager entrepreneurs ready to sell homemade merchandise at various locations in Detroit, MI on August 31, 2018.

Fans gather on the median strip across the street from Woodlawn Cemetery where Aretha Franklin was going to be laid to rest in Detroit, MI on August 31, 2018.

Fans gather on the median strip across the street from Woodlawn Cemetery where Aretha Franklin was going to be laid to rest in Detroit, MI on August 31, 2018.

As a long day of celebrations and tributes come to a close, fans gather on the median strip across the street from Woodlawn Cemetery where Aretha Franklin was going to be laid to rest in Detroit, MI on August 31, 2018.