Back in 1985, the staff of famous New York City nightclub Danceteria (which was featured in Madonna's Desperately Seeking Susan, per CBS New York) buried a time capsule that looked like a WWII bomb.
"I kind of mentioned it as a joke back then," the former owner of the discotheque tells the New York Daily News. "Someone’s going to dig this up and think it's an unexploded bomb."
He says he bought the faux missile, which he describes to Gothamist as a "green, empty practice bomb," at an Army Navy store for $200. His prediction came to pass Wednesday, when the time capsule was unearthed while construction site workers were digging for a foundation. (Danceteria closed in 1986.) Police were called to the scene.
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