1987

Midland Theatre

Midland Theatre is a historic 3,573-seat theater located in the Power & Light District of Kansas City, Missouri. The building was originally designed by Boller Bros, and has at various states been restored and renovated. In 1987, Zahner was brought in by BNIM and and artist Tom Corbin to develop the custom architectural metal for the historic theater's restoration.  Working from historic photographs, Zahner worked to carefully detail new fabricated components for the building's metal marquee. Zahner artisans fabricated these parts in sheet brass and muntz, working to integrate the molded brass features cast by Tom Corbin in his foundry.  The end result is a golden marquee which resonates with the building's original 1927 appearance.