The Hoover factory on the A40 Western Avenue out of London (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoover_Building) has an iconic Art Deco facade, and there was a serious danger that it would be demolished after Hoover moved their production lines out (late '70s?). There was a campaign to get the building "listed" as being of special architectural merit, and I believe Costello wrote this song in support of that campaign.
As vittoriovampire says, it's now a Tesco supermarket, but the essence of the building remains, perhaps in no small part thanks to Elvis Costello.
The Hoover factory on the A40 Western Avenue out of London (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoover_Building) has an iconic Art Deco facade, and there was a serious danger that it would be demolished after Hoover moved their production lines out (late '70s?). There was a campaign to get the building "listed" as being of special architectural merit, and I believe Costello wrote this song in support of that campaign.
As vittoriovampire says, it's now a Tesco supermarket, but the essence of the building remains, perhaps in no small part thanks to Elvis Costello.