The business was founded by I. Davega in 1879 at Third Avenue and 34th Street. H. M. Stein was the company's president in the mid-1950s. Its vice-president was Abram Davega, son of I. Davega. The firm was a division of the Atlas Stores Corporation.New Davega Store, The Wall Street Journal, April 23, 1932, p. 12.
