Sanger Brothers Department Store
Lakes Trail Region
At just 16, Isaac Sanger left Germany for the United States. His first stop was New Haven, CT, where he worked in his uncle’s clothing store, followed by a stint as a bookkeeper at a New York City clothing manufacturer. From there, Sanger took his industry knowledge to McKinney, TX, where he pooled his merchandise with Eli Baum and opened a dry goods store.
Soon, Isaac’s four brothers joined him in Texas, where they opened stores in Weatherford, Bryan, and then Dallas – earning international renown for their innovative marketing techniques and playing a major role in the city’s commercial development.
The Sanger Brothers building in Dallas is now part of the El Centro campus of Dallas College.