Inside Look at Aretha Franklin's Historic Detroit Mansion
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- Опубліковано 9 вер 2023
- This property has been renovated and the new owners now live there as of October 2023.
The Aretha Franklin mansion is a 3-story house that was built in 1927 and is approximately 6000-square-feet. It backs right up to the seventh hole on the city’s prestigious and private Detroit Golf Club. The mansion features immaculate hand-carved woodwork and details throughout. It also had three beautiful stone and marble fireplaces. The first floor has a library, family room, two-story living room, kitchen and breakfast area and a solarium with stone-arched walls overlooking the terrace and golf course. The house was listed in 2022 for $1.2 million but was just recently lowered to just under a $1 million.
With this mansion having that history and still having some of Aretha’s furniture and decor, on top of Detroit's comeback story, surely this historic mansion will sell soon. Thankfully I was able to document it all before that happened. *Update: The Aretha Franklin Mansion was sold in the summer of 2023 and renovations have begun. Most of the decor and furnishings that were left, are all gone forever. That’s going to come to the conclusion of Aretha Franklin’s abandoned mansion. There’s no other way to say it other than you’re not going to want to miss this video. check it out at Abandoned Central….. link is in the bio! For more photos from the mansion and our other locations, check out our website at abandoned central. Also subscribe to abandoned central on UA-cam so you don’t miss any new videos. And one more important thing , if you want to help support us in creating these videos, please donate by clicking the super thanks link next to the download icon. Even if it’s just a dollar we greatly appreciate it. Thank you for the support! - Розваги
I think the house should be declared historic and made into a museum
Why?
I agree. ⚘️
@@user-qz8yx8vg8sShe is The Queen Of Soul. The House she grew up in with her Father Reverend C.L. Franklin, Sisters Carolyn & Erma as well as Cecil her brother, was a haven for so many folks in music no matter what their genre. Mahalia Jackson was her Godmother, and in Gospel Clara Ward visited, R & B was Jackie Wilson & Sam Cooke, and she met Smokey Robinson when he was Six to her Four. He said in an American Masters Documentary, that she was an amazing Piano Player as a little girl. He didn't look all that well but he was on Drugs most notably Cocaine.
Thanks for sharing
Steam shower
What a darn shame that this could not be taken care of and kept for others to come visit and see. She was such a special lady.🧡🙏🏻
Amen ❤️
Amen
Once a home is on the market it then that's it. The family is no longer in charge anymore.
It couldn't because her kids is so money hungry that there only goal is to try and sell it and split the money
How was the person talking able to just walk in?
This house should be bought by someone who cares and turned into a museum in her honor, just like Graceland is for Elvis. She was an American icon, an extraordinary, world renowned, beloved and greatly admired singer and pianist who deserves it.
Go buy and restore it
Agreed! 👍
If I had the money, that's exactly what I would do. I would make it an Aretha Franklin museum. It's a gorgeous home.
Graceland was done for Elvis by his own estate, fyi.
@@sckxo__laughing I'm sorry and Elvis wants that great
Years ago a client of mine lived next door…when my client moved in…Aretha showed at her door with a pie, to welcome her. She said she was a wonderful neighbor and extremely nice.
Made up story.😂
It might be true....😮...m
This was a true story. Sorry you don’t believe celebrities can be decent neighbors because you have a small life.
@@richardboggspcI believe u. I'd believe u regardless but I especially believe u bc u mention "client" so I can relate. Yrs ago when I was studying for my ER\Trauma 1 certs I was RN super at a very upscale private assisted living
ursing home in the Philadelphia area. The grandmother of a 76ers player was one of my patients in the nursing home unit. (And no I'm not going to say who it was n violate privacy..but this will prob prompt ppl to say it's fake...its whatever..idgaf..think what u want) Anyways he would come in all the time to visit her n was so nice n polite to the staff. He would bring us huge food trays n stuff on holidays. One 4th of July he had famous Dave's bbq cater lunch for every shift n at Xmas time it was always the best hoagie n cheese steak trays etc. To us he was just a normal grandson visiting his gma after the initial novelty wore off. Celebrities do normal things too like bake pies for neighbors n visit relatives in nursing homes. I also took care of some other patients that were well known in the Philly area, not necessarily celebs or world famous but for example a couple that owned a very famous restaurant in the area for decades, the mother of an opera singer that is famous in Japan but has her doctorate n was\still is a well known music professor at a top university in Philly, things like that. Some ppl are just cynical n hateful..this is the 3rd video in a row where someone told a story n the comment section argued whether the story was fake or not. It's crazy.
Now would’ve made my day a lovely surprise having her knock on my door ❤
Ohh my goodness. Can't believe I'm actually seeing this. I actually walked the floors in this house many years ago before Aretha passed away. My sister was good friends with one of Aretha's best friends back then. I remember this house very well. It was very beautiful inside and out. Played tennis there I think it was 1995 or 1996. Just not sure. Had the pleasure of meeting Aretha three times. She was a very down to earth person. Alway's had a good sense of humor when I was around her. Lots of memories of this old house. Thanks for sharing.
I don’t know if it’s true, but I was told that Aretha lived in a neighborhood after this home that was in the Long Lake and Telegraph area. I think it was my step mother who pointed in the direction across the pond, they lived in the Andover neighborhood. The homes were modern but had the same vibe. Loaded with stonework, with main living area going straight up to the second floor. They had many fireplaces also. Watching this I started thinking she may have been wanting the feel without all of the repairs that an antique home would require. I could be wrong here, but that’s what people were talking about. Anyway what an exciting old home tour. What a great woman, and amazing artist!
What a beautiful home.
Never understood why she is buried in such an expensive casket. While there is so much poverty in Detroit.
Wow hatten sie ein Glück das erleben zu dürfen. Das, ist was besonderes ☺️
@@hocuspocus4577warum denn nicht? Sie war berühmt konnte sich das leisten. Jeder möchte anständig Beerdigt werden. Sie hat das verdient
The blueprints and documentation are in remarkable condition. Nearly 100 years old. That's a piece of history.
They took such pride in accuracy and excellence in their work. I wanted him to go through the documents lol
I'm beginning to think that those papers that were suppose to be a century old were some 'planted' papers. It's hard to believe that papers left out like that would be in such a good state.????Ummm
For million dollars, fix floors, bathroom and kitchen has to be completed
That new ass paper. Come on folks .
A three car garage from 1927 was rare
I can only imagine back in the days when Aretha lived in that home that it was gorgeous.I could just hear her singing and her voice echoing thru out the whole place .May you rest in peace Queen.
Yes ma’am. I can see & hear it too.
Amen ❤️
Queen of so... Oh, soul lady!!! 😎💯🎶🎶🎶
Yes 😍😍😍 such a vivid, imaginative thought.
She had a home in BLoomfield Hills that she lived in. This is her dad's home, I'm sure of it.
If I had that kind of money... this would be mine and completely restored!! What a beautiful home.. Rest easy Queen...
She deserved all the expensive things and all that luxury. She gave us so much in her music and striving for equal rights for women and African Americans. God Bless her.
Amen, but she was still so down to earth and always giving. I picture her walking through her home barefoot and loving life.
Black Americans
I can’t believe one of her children didn’t want this beautiful home. It’s so sad. I would never dream of putting this home on the market. I hope they don’t regret selling this nostalgic home.
Sometimes when you have too much & didn't learn to appreciate & value things/heritage this is what happens....should have just put it in the hands of some relative/friend who would hv appreciated. I recently inherited a colonial home from my grandfather, who inherited it from his uncle who was an estate manager appointed by the crown. He called me one day & said "its yours, please don't sell it because thats what my children want to do." By God's grace i honoured that request, spent 800,000 in restoration & its now my home.
Yes, it is sad, but maybe they(sons) couldn't afford its upkeep. It also sounds like the mansion was already bought by the person(s) who is renovating it now for selling.
@@margarete.felder5805 could be..
like who has 800k laying around to restore a home let alone 200k!? @@forward_ever_ever2595 good for you.
@forward_ever_ever2595 Ppl value what they value. U never know. House could harbor dark secrets OR theyve just moved on to California or something 🤷🏾♂️. Im sure upkeep & heating that monster was a doozie in the last few years.
I lived in this neighborhood from 1985-1990. It is a beautiful neighborhood. The homes were originally built for auto executives and the association in the 1920s made exclusive. The boilers that heated these houses were originally coal and most converted to gas. They were very efficient.
Thanks for that historical perspective very interesting.
So is this really her house
@quniesmall9720 Yes, the Detroit golf club is right off of McNichols (Also known as 6 mile the further east you travel), though I don't know which part of the golf club she would've resided in. I'm a Detroit native and have performed at many of the mansions in the city as well as in the golf club. I also have family that once lived in the Indian village (though I don't live there myself). There's a tour you can take for other famous houses.
My late father performed with her twice and a bassist I play with now was in her band. I didn't meet her, on account of me being so young when they were off touring and performing, but I'm glad that we have that piece of history verified. I did go to see Rosa Parks' body, and there are similar situations when it comes to her and her Detroit legacy. Hope this helps. If not, I can contact the bassist I play with. He even wrote a book about his time playing with Aretha.
Oh my thank-you he should even if it's a short story you know special people that knew her and they could tell the truth not about her personal life so much but just her as a person reading autobiography and I sure love that house my Lord
Yeah old Boiler heating. Had to be expensive to heat!
I was blessed to have visited this home twice. My best friend from High School wrote many songs for her. Because of him telling her that I was a huge fan, and had attended 21 of her concerts. And I knew the words to her music backward and forward. She told him to bring me to meet her. Looking at this house now, I can envision my presence in some of those rooms. It was a magnificent home that had me in awe. And she had it decorated beautifully. She was sooo down to earth. It was like talking to my Auntie. I will cherish her memory and the love I have for her, for a lifetime. RIH QUEEN! 😇❤️😇❤️😇❤️
Thank you for sharing.
@@wandasteiner8908 You're very welcome. Thank you for taking the time to read it.
@rebadiggins5266 that is so cool.
Man those walls hols alot of memories
Wow, did Aretha record any of his songs?
Can you imagine all the singers who probably visited her there???❤
I know right, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross , Micheal Jackson, George Michael, Smoky Robinson. So many to mention! Right?
@@Flawlessbeauty54what about Dione Warwick?
@@D-Rizzle653Dione and Aretha did not get along
Maybe even Whitney!!!!??
@@trishsiprell6996 no she and Whitney were close . But Dionne and Aretha were famous enemies and could not stand each other .
Not a radio.
That is an in home intercom that reached almost every room. It was from the late 1940's a servant staff used it to contact the home owners for meals, guest or deliveries.
Very common in rich homes and well to do homes.
The stone you refer to is limestone on several of those fireplaces. With lady finger bricks for the inside of it.
The little faces are actually forms of gargoyles, but because they are faces, they are referred to as cherubs. They are meant to ward of evil spirits and harm that can be brought into a home because of numerous guests.
All of the wood that is done throughout this home is Walnut.
✨️🔥🔥🔥✨️👏🏽
Thanks for the information. What is lady finger bricks? I've never heard that before.
Wow! In the '40s? Well, you learn something new everyday.
I knew that intercom couldn't have been from the 80's such as what was said in the video , I was thinking more 1960's , but if you say it was from the 40's , I believe it.
@deliciaford4343 the little bricks that adorn the front of the fire place. They look just like lady finger cake/cookies.
She did live in that house at one time, but not for many years. She lived in a more modern mansion in an upscale Detroit suburb.
Orchard lake yes.
Yes I thought she had more than one house.
Maybe you didn't mean to come off as disrespectful, but some of your quips about Ms. Franklin were totally unnecessary imo. That said, you were honored to step foot in her former space. She is an icon that we'll never see again. Thank you for the video. It was a treat.
@quz908. I totally agree and I felt the same. Very disrespectful comments. And, he mis pronounced several words. I was not impressed with his narration.
I agree.
I've never been to Detroit but I love the architecture of all the homes.
I grew up in Detroit. Has some nice homes, but that mansion is surrounded by a high crime area.
The architecture is amazing there for sure!
Kind of would have liked to have seen the basement to be honest but thanks for showing us where the queen of soul lived! 😍
At one time fourth largest city in USA.
There was a lot of money made in Detroit through the decades, because of the auto industry. Some fabulous neighborhoods, like Boston-Edison, Palmer Park. Exquisite mansions!!
I’m so glad it hasn’t been trashed on the inside.
I can’t believe that someone hasn’t bought that mansion and fixed it up.
Thanks for that video. Great history of the home and the amazing music artist.
We agree! The house has been sold and a family is now renovating it. Thanks for watching.
Guess what? Because he broke in. The door was locked with three locks.
I think he went in the side door.@@eily_b
@@stache1954he literally played “eeny meeny miny moe” to pick which lock he was taking off to get inside
Someone bought this house and after four months they decided to put it back on the market.
This home was purchased by an investor back in 2018 for 300k. It appears that they filed a Notice of Commencement to renovate, but things didn’t go as planned as there’s a Certificate of Forfeiture filed in March of 2023. We’ll probably be seeing it back on the market soon. Aretha was living in Rivertown Towers at the time of her death.
The property just sold and the new owners are currently renovating it.
There’s nothing recorded in the public records to indicate that unless it just sold in the past couple of weeks.
Y'all so old. Re-Re been moved out of this mess back in the 80s. She had lived in several homes after this and before moving to the apt. tower.
Narator of this video said she lived at this location, in the mansion from 1994 until around the early 2K’s… her primary home-residence during this period of her life, however still owner when she passed away on August 16, 2018. R.I.P. Aretha Louise Franklin, R&B “Queen of Soul” 👑
Is this person filming trespassing? Or does he have permission to film and put it out there?
The wood in this house is beautiful & amazing. That’s when home’s were really made 😊
Yes the home is absolutely beautiful I love all the details I'm stuck in that era there's nothing in today's world can touch this perfection
The Country Club should buy it and turn it into a venue for weddings and other functions.
That would've been a great idea. It recently sold and is now under renovation.
Tearing through those original invoices and documents from the architects and craftsmen, with bare hands and just shuffling them all out of order - totally makes me cringe!
All those documents should be preserved properly.
Something shakey about that. Could be fake documents as well as the floor plans.
Yes disrespectful. I pray he isn't trespassing
That red curtain was moire and very expensive. Too bad someone got white paint all over them. What a gorgeous old home! That house is in great condition, as anyone who watches these videos of abandoned homes can attest. No structural damage visible and very high quality building materials. That home is a gem. Thank you for posting!
And the narrator called that lovely red curtain felt. Clueless. The Queen would've never had a felt curtain in her mansion!
With all the famous black singers we have today, why is no one interested in purchasing and bring this home back to its glory as a tribute to this wonderful singer.
Her family should have made it a museum.Shame on them.
Too many legalities.
@@carolyndaniels386 Also some ppl are afraid to move in old houses for superstitious or rather spiritual reasons
Her family has no business sense
It's probably because the house was built in 1927. Therefore, to live in it could have a very high health risk due to asbestos materials used in building this house.
I love how you combine the historic background, showing pictures of how the house use to look. Great Job!
That's Aretha's dad's home. I'm sure of it.
For those of you who never been to Detroit, visit The Detroit Golf Course Area , Boston Edison and Palmer Woods neighborhoods. You will find beautiful well constructed mansions like the one Aretha Franklin resided in.
The house is gorgeous even in its current state. Any of the couples on HGTV would die to restore a home like this 😊 it's on a golf course, needs lawn care and original papers inside the home showing its from 1927. I actually surprised no one has bought it yet! It looks very European inside 😊❤❤❤
My step dad did brick work on this house years ago, pretty cool to actually see her house the one my step dad told me.
Thats very cool. Make sure to send him to the link to watch the video!
Just like they say wen you pass away! YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU !
Yep people need to get saved to get a heavenly mansion. Life is short and temporary.
amen
So true
I want to see Detroit come back to life the abandoned homes need to be with lights on again 👀
It definitely needs a lot of attention & systems upgrades. It’s hauntingly beautiful.
It has an un-gaudy sense of beauty and style. Just right.
Hauntingly is correct 😱
It is a shame that her family let this Mansion get in the condition that it's in they took her money and left the house.
She didnt leave a willl & that takes courts forever to divvy up..Believe it or not Detroiters get taxed to death,so perhaps relatives didnt have taxes for a million dollar mansion?
Good for them. What do they have to do with this house.
Apparently they didn't have nothing to do with a house that's why it's in the condition that it's in.
It is no small feat maintaining 5000 plus square feet of mansion space. Taxes and power alone... 😮
@@dougfredricks2017 there was money to be had to pay all of that.
It is so sad that these once beautiful homes just go to ruins because there is no money to keep upgrades and they are left empty. Sad, sad, sad. I enjoyed the video.
You did an awesome job touring this lovely house. Thank you, I felt like I was there!🙏
(0:42) That car sitting there untouched is mind boggling.
I was wondering since it had no plates if it just came with the house when the new owners purchased it?
Could be a stolen car that someone dumped there.
10:06 love seeing these old houses. It amazes me that a house was so alive and lived in for so long is now completely lonely and full of dust... no one wants it. Yet so many people struggle finding a place to live at the same time.
I love totally agree with you unfortunately I am one of those who struggle every day were to lay my head due to losing my job for basically taking care of my dying father who passed very unexpected
Finding a place to live is easy, being able to afford the upkeep is the big problem
They could house a lot of prople in there.
I am also aware of the housing crisis in America. I lost my house to a flood and needed to find another place to live. No problem right? A year later after staying with family I finally gave in and moved to a high crime area just to have a roof over my head. The first year I was able afford rent but the increased it and now we have to start looking again..... its unbelievable the housing situation and I see a huge problem with homelessness in the near future!
@@Brandy_Lawson Good Morning Sending my condolences to you and your family. It's messed up that people are losing their jobs to take care of their ill parents but wanna keep those who take off from work to party. No one should be fired for taking care of a ill parent
Definitely original. They don't do floors like that anymore and haven't for a loooooooong time. Great explore!!
Thanks for watching Jackie!
In the pictures, when it looked nice, you can see that it was all carpeted. It looks as if the new owners have removed. All the carpet and the original 1926 Flooring still remains. I bought a 1920s house and the carpet was a bit shabby Probably about 1970s so I ripped it out. And there was the same old hard would floor. The marble tiling would have been innfter probably in the 90s. That's when marble tiling became popular
I last saw in the news that Ms. Franklin's children were fighting over her estate. A shame. I am curious why her home was abandoned like this, with those old, important documents left behind? I hope one of her children or grandchildren can buy this home. This is why we must create a Will and Testament along with a Revocable Living Trust so that they don't fight over your property in court.
You're reading my mind.
It's already been sold... smh, such ashamed😢
She had no will and she had a special needs grown child 🚸 😔
Aretha's music was iconic but her personal life was far from it.
@@bfisherful Her personal life is the least of my concern.
Wow. The paper work is incredible! Impossible even. What a find.
So beautiful! I love the historical aspects you include, always such fantastic research! Thank you for all your hard work!
Our pleasure! Glad you enjoyed our video.
Lots of old mansions in Detroit
I hope they new owners kept the woodwork doors and unique hardware ! Would love to see their finished home.
I can see her now living in that beautiful home. Rest In Paradise Queen of Soul 🙏🏾💕🙏🏾🌹
you have too love victorian stlye to appreciate the curtains and the layout of the house period i love it
The arches at the tops of all the doors, and the fireplaces, are called Tudor arches. The house is Tudor style. Diana Ross lives in a similar style house in Greenwich Connecticut.
Thank you for that info!
Didn't know. Thank you.
Not an 80's sound system. It's a 1950's intercom
It would be worth so much more if location was good. Too many beautiful architectural homes left to rot in Detroit.
So..... this is a very great area. You don't know Detroit apparently.
Emily Kay115 Born and raised!
@@more1091oh so you know that Dennis archer Jr. lives in that area along with several other wealthy people. It's a gated community actually where this house is. You know that though. Because you're born and raised here so you think (for some reason) that property along the Detroit golf club is just not so good 🤣
@@more1091I'm slumming it here in Boston Edison with lots of terrible homes. I couldn't afford Woodbridge or the East village so 😅
Looks like Tudor era, so much work needed to bring this place back to its original beauty. I feel nothing from this place it’s devoid of feeling. Thanks for the upload
Houses need human energy to "live." I noticed that though it is a big house, it doesn't have a creepy or haunted vibe.
She had not lived there in years. The house still has great bones. I hope whomever picks this up will not modernize it too much.
Those documents are old. They should have been treated with much more respect.😢
I agree...as just a visitor to the home, why are you rifling through such private, critical & fragile documents?? Shame that the house is standing open...😢
@@jamesirwin8857and he so carelessly shoved them back into where he pulled them out from. So disrespectful.
I Totally agree
These old mansions in Michigan always amaze me! So many differences yet extremely similar. My family and I had a mansion in a small Flint neighborhood near the MSD and it reminds me so much of Aretha’s place. Ours was built maybe a decade or so prior to hers. The very first owner was the first Buick purchasing agent, the next few was a lawyer and doctor, a lady who was an architect and then us which we’re a basketball family. The architect lady was the one who tore down the second story of our house in the 50s and today, there’s an article of the house that remains with each owner that purchases the house. My father decided to leave it there along with original pictures from the 1920s, 40s-50s, and the railing from the staircase that was torn down plus an old tube television that was originally in the sunroom. So much history in these houses and absolutely great spirits if any form of human life remain in these homes after the owners move out! Hopefully, Aretha’s house can become a fantastic living situation for a future family in the near future. Our house today - from what I understand - houses some out of town students and doctors.
I truly enjoyed reading your comment. I’m a history buff and love learning about historical things especially where it pertains to people, companies and architecture. Thanks for sharing.
@@MyownpersonKeta same! That house actually made me into the history buff I am today lol it has a tunnel that connects the house to the back shed/garage and the rooms under the shed were a wine cellar, a butler’s room and a second boiler room. Too dope! And the shed is where they kept the carriages and eventually the cars
I’m from Flint and I know which neighborhood you are talking about. Those homes over there are so lovely. ❤
@@Dass1996 my family and I stayed in the big white house 🙏🏽💙 long story as to why I hated living there as a kid but learned to appreciate it after I got older
Gorgeous!❤ I can image Aretha singing in this house!
This was one beautiful home!
In it's day it was gorgeous, but to bring it up to date, and the splendor it deserves, it would take a million dollars.
At least. And then could you imagine the heating bill?
Great research. I'm glad they are saving it to sell it. I love all the documents in there. Those should be in a museum and historical.
Such a beautiful home. I’d go broke from all of the furniture polish I would need to buy. 😂
She wasn't super clean,is what I was told.
When my husband was a small boy and he was helping his grandpa with his plumbing business, he once got to put in a 24 karat gold flake toilet. He said when it was finally installed and working, the contractors all started grumbling amongst them about who was going to pee in it first!! Lol
How did this guy get inside the locked door? Suddenly just bypasses those padlocks lol, does he have permission to be inside that house?
I was thinking the same thing
You're kidding,right?Go rewatch & explain to me what those locks are doing to stop the opening of the door...
The keys are in those boxes.
@@angiejones7401but u need a code to open said boxes
He must have gotten permission to go in. If he had broken in, others would have done the same before he did, the place would have been trashed. Just my opinion.
What is wrong with Detroit. Surely they could muster up the funds to fix this up. Tourists would spend good money just to see the way the rich lived, whether it was Aretha or an unknown. If Detroit doesn't have an Historical Society they need to form one. The motor city is full of history that deserves to be shared.
Drapes aren't terrible, that was simply the style back then. We called the window treatments drapes and not curtains. Read up on the history in the 60's up to the 80's.
@msdimitri1248
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I'm not debating or mad, I was just speaking the facts. In that error I grew up in that is what we called it. I'm a senior now and a lot of know it might be the same but we still call it drapes. It is what it is. I realize that this generation is only one way, their way and that's it. I hope you have a blessed and wonderful day😊@@user-fg6lm3ef5o
Ll my windows have sheers and curtains. Couldn't live without them.
I really wish I could afford to purchase this house. I would completely restore this to its original beauty along with some modern features. Thanks for showing us this beauty.
BTW at times your voice seemed to become overwhelmed it must be wonderful to walk through a home such as this
I said the same thing. I would love to own it and restore it.
My friends mom was her interior designer for this house. She was such a nice woman and I couldn’t believe she was eye to eye with me, when she gave me a hug after walking in the door, a whole 5’2” like me:) I used to work there back in 1996/97/98 I believe it was, I had just graduated high school and while in college I started there in the fall. She actually sat with me once while I ate my lunch. We were watching channel 7 news together in the kitchen. She had a wall in there with a tv built in. Much smaller than your video shows today, I had to watch that part several times bc it looks so different. The kitchen cabinets were all blue, exactly like the fridge, but very modern looking and no hardware on the cabinets. The pictures you showed of the home aren’t her things (at least not when I knew the home), except the red curtains and rose carpet in the main room and the master bedroom/bed with pink bedding and curtains were hers, yes. Her style was VERY colorful and mismatched but, it was her unique style none the less. The pictures of the kitchen, main living room and sunroom look like the pictures when she first bought the home. You can tell they are a different shade photo quality vs her bedroom and main living room that’s empty after it was sold to an investor…Just to help with the context of this awesome video. She had a red piano in the main room with flowers laying dramatically on it, white furniture and the large tall wall to the right of that main room above the couch and below those walled windows that pop out off the black tile bathroom, had several of her pictures of singing, highlight photos like receiving awards Grammys, famous people she had photos with, just incredible to see in person. The archway room, back sitting area sunroom had a purple suede couch with a jukebox. The basement was a recording studio with special flooring and mirrors all over. That tile bathroom upstairs had just been put in. The door handles upstairs are ivory and 24k gold. The bathroom with the black tile floor was all being put in when I worked there. It had a footed bathtub in the center of the room, true red. It also had a toilet room with a bidet. Haha I remember turning it on to see what would happen and I got my face a little wet lol I had never seen one before at the time. Walk further down the hall was her master bedroom to the right and connected was a $10k shower with a radio and speakers built in, cd player (I would turn it on and listen to it while I worked upstairs on that side of the house) and sink/toilet had floral accents. This home was her ‘party’ home. She entertained here. There was a project I got to do in one of the rooms, the opposite side up the upstairs (the west wing I guess it would be called) orange carpet, went through all her photos from when she was a young girl and even photos of her four sons. I organized those pictures that were in boxes, albums etc. the other connecting room I think a jack and Jill with blue carpet in that one. But there wasn’t any furniture in those rooms for a while if at all. She didn’t live there full time, I’m not even sure part time since it was more an entertainment gig. Her main home was in Southfield I believe. Ha I just got to the part your in her shower. Yep, and on the other side of that master bedroom and crazy shower was a huge walk in closet/another bedroom. The garages were never really opened except they were unlocked, at least one was. That dark short hallway off the kitchen with the solid door you didn’t open, led to the garage which was practically empty. It looks as tho that kitchen was added on to or walls knocked down because I remember it being much smaller. Those windows in the kitchen looking out to the driveway, that is where I was when I met her. Under those windows was a sitting area and a table. There was a side door to the right, like a storm door. She had a black Lincoln, it pulled up and she literally got out of the backseat and walked up to that storm door and I stood in honor of course and she was smiling and said our greetings for the first time and she hugged me. Talk about an amazing first impression from the Queen of Soul. Oh, the room you originally thought was a library in beginning was a sitting room I think. I don’t remember ever being in the small room off the front door. I have so many memories in this house. I was alone there a lot, cleaning things, removing small debris from construction, dusting, washing those new and older floors and of course soaking in the Legend. My Aunt and Uncle sent me this video tonight and I’m enjoying watching this. Flooding memories of my time here. It’s pretty amazing to see it all these years later.
How exciting! Great reading this.
Thank you for sharing your memories! The small room off the entrance may have originally been a small office for the chauffer.
Urban exploring? Offensive and tasteless remark, unworthy and spoils for me the video of this legend's beautiful career and beautiful home
@@ericapierce6727 urban exploring??? I said nothing of the sort.
Thank you❤❤ for walking us down memory lane lane with you❤❤
Wow- this would be so grand if renovated and to have all those original plans and projects to put it back to its original glory…
Can you just see her walking down that hallway, for the first time,knowing she owns that. Wow I can almost imagine the feeling of her saying. Man I made it!!! Wow.
looks like a scene from an old horror flix, its a scary house to me.
Family let it go. What a shame!
Amen... Needs repairs.
😂😂😂😂😂😂 I hear you!!
Beautiful architecture. Reminds me very much of the Moorish style that an upswing of popularity in 1920's U.S. Alot of your explores demonstrate there is still real beauty in Detroit if you just dig a little deeper.. Thanks so much for sharing!
Thanks so much for watching our video John!
It’s a Tudor style home not what you said. Just wanted to let you know 😊
This is Tudor architecture, NOT Moorish.
Wish it could be restored for history...gorgeous home.
Yes and turned into a museum to honor the Queen of Soul.
such a beautiful home!!! the legacy that has been left behind.. if those walls could talk! rip miss franklin
what a gorgeous home.
Wow. Thanks. Beautiful. You've got me. Liked & subscribed. Hope someone is able to preserve the home for future generations that want to know what little history we have and what little that's been preserved. Awesome job young man. 🧡🙏🏻
Looks to be a Tudor style. Love the leaf sconces and the sunroom.
Yes I believe it was Tudor style. Thanks for watching.
People truly don't appreciate these old homes they were built to last give me an old Grand beautiful home like this any day over something new this is absolutely stunning
Absolutely stunning. Such a shame it is just sitting there with no one to enjoy it.
Stunning house with unbelievable features❤
It really is. Thanks for watching.
Wow This was great! Nice job finding this place and getting in. Im a little shocked its just sitting empty like this. Fantastic job and thanks for getting this ...super interesting!!!
Wow if those walls could talk. I can only imagine how many celebrities graced the Queen’s presence. I would of loved to seen it back in the 70’s and 80’s. And all those hooks were probably for all of them fur coats she had lol. True Aretha fashion. May she rest in eternal power ❤
She diffentely was the Queen 👑❣️ of soul. RIP Aretha Franklin gone but never forgotten. A woman with a beautiful soul. Your work on earth is done. Go rest high on that mountain 🌄.
A WOMAN WHO SOLD HER SOUL!!!! BEAUTIFUL SOUL, BUT SOLD IT!!!!!😢😢😢😢😢
@@LADYLUTZ60 no
She didn’t
I wish you took us to the basement even if it was empty. I'm Australia and we dont have basement so its exciting for me to see them and see if they are underground or ground level.
Plus the mechanical stuff will be down there too. Always want to see that.
Basements in America are underground
Basement are underground
Definitely is Aretha home..born and raised in the city and if you was you knew where she stayed and the neighborhood..she was as real as real gets..you can catch her going for walk or just being out and about..
Thank you for taking us for a tour that was so cool! Wow! Loved it!
Glad you enjoyed!
This is a stunning home. I hope you are going to restore it. She would love to see it being used again.
Wow...would love to live there if it weren't in Detroit...lol...wish someone could turn it into a museum for her...😢❤❤
Thank You, For the great insight into the "Queens" abode. But I can still picture her walking about eating a PB and J sandwich and just being "down to earth". RIP, Dear Lady and Thank You, for all you accomplished in your lifetime.❤️
That's because these people were still just human, they were just normal and made out of stars. She just had a majestic voice
One of the best urban exploration videos I've seen. Well done!
Wow, thanks so much Stevie! Glad you enjoyed this one.
Thank you for showing us this house it was awesome. Good work !!!!!
Thank you for taking us through this wonderful home. Why are you so rough going through the paperwork and blueprints?
I agree!!!
It has been an interresting tour👍!
I also agree, that handling the papers was rough indeed👎!
And besides: cleaning the nose would have made listening the comments more comfortable🙄🤧! Just my personal opinion!
@@andreapreiser6162 Exactly
I was thinking the same thing! Just no regard are respect.
@@andreapreiser6162ppl who lack manners
How's about washing your hands too. I see it's empty, but, when you grabbed that piece of paper I was wondering how much of a spot you left on the white walls. Why are you even in someone else's house like this? Doing a youtube video a defense to blatant trespassing now? Good grief man. Had to turn it off after the 'library room'. Leave peoples' stuff alone.
i have to say you did a great job with this explore. Im so happy to have found your channel. Your pace was perfect, not too fast that the viewer is always trying to play catch up and missing a lot details, but not so slow that you get bored and wish for a fast forward feature. Most of all your narration was perfect. Your comments were on point without a lot of unnecessary commentary that just sounds like you like to hear yourself talk, a problem that a lot of urban explorers fall victim too. Look forward to seeing more from you buddy. Keep em coming
This Home should be shown "ALITTLE RESPECT "... shame on the Estate.
THIS BROUGHT BACK MANY MEMORIES, I WAS ARETHA'S MAKEUP ARTIST FOR HER ALBUM COVERS, AND OFTEN STAGE PERFORMANCES. SHE WOULD INVITE ME TO HER NYC TOWNHOUSE FOR LUNCH, ARETHA WAS THE BEST COOK IN THE WORLD, I WAS AT THE TIME A TOP MODEL IN NYC AND I WOULD TELL HER "YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE ME FAT". I MISS MY FRIEND, SHE WAS A LOVELY LADY.
Fortunate the wood work & built ins hasn't been stolen
Or burned down.
Abandoned Central thanks for sharing this video about Aretha Franklin's Abandoned Detroit Mansion it was
a nice place back in the day and thanks again for sharing this and God Bless.
Thank you for the sonorous sound, readable humor and clear voice.🤩🤗👍👍
THANK YOU FOR POSTING
BEAUTIFUL VIDEO 🤗🤗🤗🤗
She had such a beautiful home. I loved every moment of this video❤️
Detroit breaks my heart, a once thriving city is now in ruins
All things considered, the house is still in good shape. I'm surprised no one has snatched the house up. I still rock her music and I would be humbly honored to even get a tour like he has in the Queen of Souls home ❣️🙏
If I had the money I'll turn it into Aretha museum from the time she was small till her last time on earth
I Pray you put all that paperwork back the way you found it. Not taking care of the way you handled her paperwork was very disrespectful. 😢 not putting the paper back over the door was also disrespectful. I'm sure that nothing in her house was fake. It was the Queen.
He's doesn't care. It's all clicks and views for him. Aretha meant a lot to the Black community. I bet he would not have done that at Graceland.
He didn't touch nothing, or throw it around, he just walked through, but why was an old paper photo just hanging up there with no frame?
I was thinking the same.
@@swannoir7949Seriously? I think that's the chip on your shoulder talking.
Lovely 1920s home. The blueprints are for the new owners. They leave all of the papers for them. I toured an old home and it was the same.
I always loved Aretha! You did a great job with this bio and her former home. I have subscribed to your Utube videos!
I love you gentle narration.