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FEBRUARY 19, 1955: Kit Hing Hui, aka the Phantom of Playland, was arrested after breaking into a San Francisco coffee shop. 

FEBRUARY 19, 1955: Kit Hing Hui, aka the Phantom of Playland, was arrested after breaking into a San Francisco coffee shop. 

Kit Hing Hui was born on February 2, 1922 in China. When he was a teenager he and his father immigrated to California, leaving behind…

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JANUARY 13, 1999: An article in the San Francisco Guardian described Mount Olympus and what it looked like in the City’s early years.

JANUARY 13, 1999: An article in the San Francisco Guardian described Mount Olympus and what it looked like in the City’s early years.

Mount Olympus is located on Upper Terrace in Ashbury Heights. It is considered the geographical center of San Francisco. The hill was not considered one…

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