Culinary, Turnberry dispute over planned resort grows

By David Strow
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LAS VEGAS SUN
November 23, 2001

Florida condominium developer Turnberry Associates has yet to break ground on its planned Las Vegas Strip resort, a massive London-themed casino at the site of the old El Rancho.

But it appears to already have a powerful enemy: The Culinary Union.

On Wednesday, the Clark County Commission was set to hear what appeared to be a routine matter -- an application by Turnberry to make several alterations to a resort design approved in February. Those plans called for a 2,050-room hotel and 90,000-square-foot casino, built to resemble the city of London. The resort will have features from the London skyline, such as Big Ben, the Tower Bridge and Buckingham Palace.

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