Photos: Awesome Mash-Ups Combine Cleveland's Past and Present

Steve Kocevar is a Cleveland-based artist known for his awesome mashups of pictures of Cleveland from the early 20th century and now.

Kocevar told Scene, "I’m fascinated by standing on the same spot of an old photo, knowing previous generations stood there with a different view, and worldview, than our own. I’m not about being nostalgic, I’m just having fun bridging those views in an artistic and (hopefully) entertaining way."

You can find his prints at stevekocevar.com and follow him on Instagram @SharkyFin5 and Twitter @SharkyFin5. Here are some of our favorites.

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1906/2018 - East 9th, Prospect and Huron
Steve Kocebar
1906/2018 - East 9th, Prospect and Huron
1918/2019 - looking west down Euclid Avenue near East 9th Street
Steve Kocebar
1918/2019 - looking west down Euclid Avenue near East 9th Street
1923/2019 - Cleveland Public Main Library building under construction
Steve Kocebar
1923/2019 - Cleveland Public Main Library building under construction
1909 and today - West Side Market under construction
Steve Kocebar
1909 and today - West Side Market under construction
1895-2023, Bridging the Cuyahoga River
Steve Kocebar
1895-2023, Bridging the Cuyahoga River
1905/2021 - Superior Ave. looking east from East 3rd St
Steve Kocebar
1905/2021 - Superior Ave. looking east from East 3rd St
#Cleveland, c.1950s/2021 - East 9th & Vincent looking south. #ThenAndNow #CLE #thisisCLE
"then" photo courtesy of Wetzler Studios
Steve Kocebar
#Cleveland, c.1950s/2021 - East 9th & Vincent looking south. #ThenAndNow #CLE #thisisCLE "then" photo courtesy of Wetzler Studios
Circa 1911/2021 - Euclid Ave. at East 105th St.
Steve Kocebar
Circa 1911/2021 - Euclid Ave. at East 105th St.
Circa 1911/2021 - Euclid Ave. at East 105th St. Looking west.
Steve Kocebar
Circa 1911/2021 - Euclid Ave. at East 105th St. Looking west.
1880s/2021 - looking south down Ontario St. from Public Square
Steve Kocebar
1880s/2021 - looking south down Ontario St. from Public Square
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