Yes, that is a well-known, intriguing piece of Bitcoin lore. The cryptographer and early Bitcoin developer
Hal Finney lived for nearly 10 years in Temple City, California, just a few blocks away from a man named Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto.

The Proximity: Reports indicated that Hal Finney's house was only a few blocks or a "few miles" away from the family home of Dorian Nakamoto in Temple City.