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.

1906/2018 – East 9th, Prospect and Huron Credit: Steve Kocebar
1918/2019 – looking west down Euclid Avenue near East 9th Street Credit: Steve Kocebar
1923/2019 – Cleveland Public Main Library building under construction Credit: Steve Kocebar
1909 and today – West Side Market under construction Credit: Steve Kocebar
1895-2023, Bridging the Cuyahoga River Credit: Steve Kocebar
1905/2021 – Superior Ave. looking east from East 3rd St Credit: Steve Kocebar
#Cleveland, c.1950s/2021 – East 9th & Vincent looking south. #ThenAndNow #CLE #thisisCLE “then” photo courtesy of Wetzler Studios Credit: Steve Kocebar
Circa 1911/2021 – Euclid Ave. at East 105th St. Credit: Steve Kocebar
Circa 1911/2021 – Euclid Ave. at East 105th St. Looking west. Credit: Steve Kocebar
1880s/2021 – looking south down Ontario St. from Public Square Credit: Steve Kocebar
1875/2021 – The south side of Superior Ave. as seen from Case Hall Credit: Steve Kocebar
1912/2021 – East 9th St. near Euclid Ave. facing north. Credit: Steve Kocebar
1883/2021 – Euclid Ave. near East Fourth Street, facing west towards Public Square Credit: Steve Kocebar
1928/2021 – Euclid Ave. at Playhouse Square Credit: Steve Kocebar
1936/2021 – Euclid Ave. at Playhouse Square Credit: Steve Kocebar
1928/2021 – Euclid Ave. at Playhouse Square Credit: Steve Kocebar
1905/2019 – the New England Building (Guardian Building/National City Bank Building) on Euclid Avenue Credit: Steve Kocebar
Euclid Ave. ThenAndNow as seen from Cleveland Public Square. Garrett’s Hall (formerly Chapin’s Hall) on the left, built in 1854, had an 1,100 seat auditorium that hosted Frederick Douglass and Ralph Waldo Emerson, among others. Credit: Steve Kocebar
1926/2021 – looking north from Cleveland Public Square Credit: Steve Kocebar
1873/2021 – the Cleveland Herald building on the east side of Bank St. (West 6th St.) north of Superior Ave Credit: Steve Kocebar
1859/2021 – looking east across Cleveland Public Square from Superior Ave. Credit: Steve Kocebar
1857/2021 – the second Cuyahoga County Courthouse, completed in 1828 and torn down in 1860, on the southwest corner of Public Square Credit: Steve Kocebar
Circa 1855-1862/2021 – imagining the crowd that gathered outside the the second floor balcony of the former Weddell House in 1861 to listen to president-elect Abraham Lincoln Credit: Steve Kocebar
April 10, 1871/April 10, 2021 – 150 years apart to the day – the 85′ arch on the east side of Public Square celebrating the German victory ending the Franco-Prussian War Credit: Steve Kocebar
1901/2021 – looking towards the south half of Public Square Credit: Steve Kocebar
1870/2021 – the west side of Public Square looking north Credit: Steve Kocebar
1880s/2021 – re-constructing the east side of Bank St. (West 6th St.) north of Superior Ave. as it would have been seen from the balcony of the Weddell House. Credit: Steve Kocebar
1870/2021 – the west side of Public Square looking south towards the Terminal Tower Credit: Steve Kocebar
1875/2021 – looking east down Superior Ave. towards the Perry Monument and Public Square Credit: Steve Kocebar
The Ford Cleveland Branch Assembly Plant opened in 1915 and produced Model T’s until 1927. Now the Cleveland Institute of Art. Credit: Steve Kocebar
1913/2021 – Electric cars in front of the Baker Electric Building on East 71st St. and Euclid Ave. Now the Health Tech Corridor. Credit: Steve Kocebar
1900s/1950s/2020s – in front of the Perry-Payne Building on Superior Ave. Credit: Steve Kocebar
#Cleveland, 1920s/2021 – cars turning onto East 22nd St. from Carnegie Ave. towards the future Cleveland State Credit: Steve Kocebar
1967/2015, Blossom Music Center Credit: Steve Kocebar
1908/2016 – The old Superior Viaduct and the Detroit Superior Bridge cross the Cuyahoga River Credit: Steve Kocebar
1900/2020 – Looking east down Superior Ave. through Public Square Credit: Steve Kocebar
1938/2019 – Lou Gehrig at League Park Credit: Steve Kocebar
1925/2019 – The Clarendon Hotel (built as “St. Clair Place” in 1870) at the northeast corner of Ontario & St. Clair. Credit: Steve Kocebar
1850s/2018 – the original cathedral of St. John the Evangelist on East 9th St. and Superior Ave. Credit: Steve Kocebar
1912/2017 – the Cuyahoga River from the Center Street Bridge. Credit: Steve Kocebar
1920/2018 – Burns’ pie wagon in front of the Euclid Arcade on Euclid Ave. Credit: Steve Kocebar
1857/2020 – the northwest quadrant of Public Square featuring the Old Stone Church Credit: Steve Kocebar
1900/2017 – Osborn Engineering building at Huron and Prospect. Creators of classic ballparks and stadiums. Credit: Steve Kocebar
1924/2018 – crossing Superior on Public Square Credit: Steve Kocebar
1910/2018 – looking east over the Cuyahoga River Credit: Steve Kocebar
Circa 1905/2017 – sidewheeler on the east bank of the Cuyahoga River, looking north Credit: Steve Kocebar
1880s/2018 – Euclid Avenue looking east towards the East 9th St. (then Erie St.) intersection Credit: Steve Kocebar
1900/2020 – view of Public Square looking east Credit: Steve Kocebar
#Cleveland 1922/2018 – Euclid Avenue at Playhouse Square Credit: Steve Kocebar

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