Seaton Shoots is located in Emory Place, a small business district that is just north of downtown Knoxville. This is our 13th year in this location of a building that was built in 1929. Our building was originally used as hosiery factory and the space we occupy on the third floor was an Union Hall.

Emory Place carries quite a bit of local history. Knoxville's first mechanized streetcar, developed in 1890 originated at Emory Place connecting Knoxville with the new resort development at Fountain Head (Fountain City). The steampowered railway was called the Dummy Line because its passenger car was box-shaped and required to turn around at either end; it was replaced by an electric service in 1905. The Dummy Line was advertised as providing one hour service from Knoxville to Fountain Head. However, it was reportedly prone to breakdowns and service interruptions.

Development stimulated by the Dummy Line included Emory Place and the residential and commercial area that surrounded it, North Knoxville (now Old North Knoxville and Fourth & Gill), Fairmont, Oakwood-Lincoln Park, Gibbs Drive and other residential areas that stretched off the line to the east and west, and a commercial and residential area in Fountain City.