Two-and-a-half million bricks. 10,000 tons of sand. 1,000 tons of steelwork. 10,000 light bulbs. 90,000 yards of wiring. All this went into making the Troxy on the East End’s Commercial Road — a gleaming art deco confection, which is now undergoing a series of renovations that will return it to its glory days.
The lavish 3,500-seat Troxy opened in 1933 — the same year crowds were screaming at a stop-motion King Kong to put Faye Wray the heck down. In fact, King Kong was the first feature film screened at the Troxy, and was shown here 80 years later, as a testament to the building’s staying power.
Source: Inside The Troxy – The East End’s Art Deco Palace | Londonist