within 26 years of the relocation, however, st. ignatius would be completely destroyed. though the school would survive the tremors of the 1906 earthquake with only moderate damage, the subsequent fires destroyed the school and church, forcing si to find a new location near golden gate park, a hastily constructed "temporary" wooden building, affectionately known as the "shirt factory", which housed the school for more than 20 years, from 1906 to 1929.