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Aretha Franklin Looking to Open Detroit Entertainment Complex

Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin attends Keep a Child Aliveís 2014 Black Ball at the Hammerstein Ballroom on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)

*Aretha Franklin may be moving into real estate.

The Queen of Soul told WWJ-AM she wants to open an entertainment venue in Detroit that would include a nightclub and fine dining.

It would also include “a five-star night club for dining and dancing, the band, the whole nine yards,” as well as a museum, she added.

Franklin said in Thursday’s interview she’s “glad that Detroit came through the bankruptcy with flying colors.” She says she loves how Detroit is enjoying a renaissance and that she’s “going to be part of that renaissance.”

Downtown Detroit has been a hotbed of redevelopment since the city emerged from Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection in December.

Franklin says she’s found a potential location downtown, with details to be announced later.

She performs Saturday at Detroit’s Chene Park.

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