▁abandoned ▁as ▁imp ract ical . ▁ ▁History ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁during ▁V J ▁day , ▁the ▁center ▁for ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁celebr ation ▁in ▁Rock ford ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁Fa ust ▁hotel ▁and ▁the ▁nearby ▁Mid way ▁the ater . ▁ ▁In ▁its ▁he yd ay , ▁the ▁Fa ust ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁premier ▁hotel ▁for ▁Rock ford , ▁hosting ▁such ▁dign itar ies ▁as ▁President ▁D w ight ▁D . ▁Eisen h ower ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁Democratic ▁President ial ▁candidate ▁John ▁F . ▁Kennedy , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Kings ▁of ▁Sweden ▁during ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁the ▁Swedish ▁community ▁located ▁in ▁Rock ford . ▁Prince ▁Bert il , ▁Duke ▁of ▁Hall and , ▁third ▁son ▁of ▁Gust af ▁VI ▁Adolf ▁of ▁Sweden , ▁was ▁the ▁guest ▁of ▁honor ▁at ▁a ▁ban quet ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Fa ust ▁Hotel ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁His ▁younger ▁brother ▁Prince ▁Carl ▁Johan ▁Bern ad otte ▁Count ▁Wis borg ▁often ▁stayed ▁at ▁the ▁hotel ▁during ▁business ▁tri ps ▁in ▁his ▁invol vement ▁with ▁the ▁Sund str and ▁Corporation , ▁but ▁was ▁embar rass ed ▁by ▁a ▁Bern ad otte ▁Su ite ▁decor ated ▁for ▁him ▁with ▁royal ▁crow ns ▁and ▁the ▁Swedish ▁colors ▁of ▁blue ▁and ▁yellow . ▁ ▁Att ribution ▁The ▁Fa ust ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁Le vin ▁Fa ust , ▁a ▁Swedish ▁imm igr ant ▁and ▁industrial ist ▁who ▁came ▁to ▁Rock ford ▁in ▁the