This good neighbor makes good fences

Earl Prince Sr. sees beauty in bars and bolts, and works at welding to keep himself young.

The 88-year-old Crenshaw district resident has been crafting wrought-iron window bars, security doors, fences and gates for almost three decades — providing protection for his neighbors while trying not to uglify their homes.

"It's a passion," said Prince, a strapping, jovial man with a face nearly free of wrinkles. "When I finish a job and it looks good, I really get a charge out of it."

And he has become a neighborhood celeb of sorts, and he doesn't want to quit.   Read Here