Why the Name Brotherhood Way in SF?

Bay Curious

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4.9 • 999 Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2024

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Which came first: the churches or the street named Brotherhood Way? That's what Bay Curious listener Noor Moughamian wants to know. She attends the KZV Armenian School located on the San Francisco street and has always wondered about the origin of the name. Additional Reading: Which Came First, San Francisco's Brotherhood Way Or The Churches On It? Read the transcript for this episode Sign up for our newsletter Enter our Sierra Nevada Brewing Company monthly trivia contest Your support makes KQED podcasts possible. You can show your love by going to https://kqed.org/donate/podcasts This story was reported by Katherine Monahan. This episode of Bay Curious was made by Olivia Allen-Price, Katrina Schwartz and Christopher Beale. Additional support from Cesar Saldana, Jen Chien, Katie Sprenger, Maha Sanad, Xorje Oliveras, Bianca Taylor, Paul Lancour, Katie Fruit, Jasmine Garnett, Joshua Ling, Holly Kernan and the whole KQED family.

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0:00.0	From K-QED.
0:02.0	On the Western edge of San Francisco, just south of San Francisco State and Parkmer said,
0:10.0	you'll find a street with the curious name Brotherhood Way.
0:14.8	The wide boulevard has a grassy median with mature trees,
0:18.9	but what really makes Brotherhood Way stand out is its residents. Large buildings featuring the Star of David,
0:26.2	an Eastern Orthodox cross and a crucifix all in a row.
0:30.3	I'm an un-unha-snotchae. It means my name is Nure what's your name?
0:35.0	Nore Mugamian is a fifth grader at the KZV Armenian school,
0:40.0	also on Brotherhood Way.
0:41.0	They learn in both Armenian and English at her school. And just up the road is a Jewish school and a Catholic school, as well as several houses of worship from different faiths.
0:52.0	I feel like that's like kind of family. houses of worship from different faiths.
0:52.6	I feel like that's like kind of family, it's like community, I feel like.
0:57.0	The schools plan activities together sometimes,
1:00.0	and Norris says there's a feeling of brotherhood just like the name.
1:04.3	Across the street from the Armenian school there's even a little statue.
1:08.2	Dedicated to the brotherhood of man and the idea of peace among all the peoples of the world.
1:18.0	Brotherhood seems to be everywhere and nor wants to know if that was always the plan.
1:23.0	So I was just wondering, were the churches built onto the name of the street or was it, or did they come up with the name and then decide to build churches in schools.
1:32.6	How did this quiet corner of San Francisco come to be home to so many religious communities?
1:40.6	And which came first? Brotherhood, or the institutions on it?
1:45.0	Today's question was selected by you, our podcast listeners, in our monthly public voting round.
1:51.0	It comes from Nor, who is 11 years old, but to answer it, we'll get to chat with
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