Bomb actually time capsule from club that helped launch Madonnas career

What appeared to be an unexploded second world war-era bomb was a capsule that was buried in 1985 by clubgoers and bartenders from the Danceteria club

Workers at a construction site in Manhattan dug up what appeared to be an unexploded second world war-era bomb but turned out to be a time capsule from a nightclub that helped launch Madonnas career.

Police found the device on Wednesday in the Flatiron section of the island. They determined quickly that it was not dangerous.

It turned out the capsule was buried in 1985 by clubgoers and bartenders from the Danceteria club. Former club owner John Argento told the Daily News he bought the capsule for $200 at an Army Navy store on Canal Street.

It was just an excuse to do a party, Argento said. We forgot about it and went on to the next party.

Argento, who now runs two clubs in New Jersey, said he could hardly remember what was inside the Danceteria capsule.

I was hoping the contents survived and I want to get them back because a lot of people ask about it, Argento said.

Police said Argento might be able to pick up the contents of the capsule once they had been thoroughly searched.

Madonna danced through Danceteria in the movie Desperately Seeking Susan and performed there in real life too. So did Billy Idol, Duran Duran and many other 80s stars. The club closed in 1986.

The city was exciting then it was innovation, music, art, fashion because kids could still afford to come to New York City and get an apartment for $100 and the drinks were $2, Argento told TV station WCBS.

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