You may be thinking of T.J. Trotter's on Rivermont near Randolph-Macon Women's College? There's also a bar near there called (I think) The Cavalier. I had some friends that worked in networking at RMWC for a couple of years, and since my grandmother lived down along the river in Reusens, we'd end up driving Rivermont Avenue all the way from downtown over to VES Road, then down VES to the river every few Sundays to go visit her. Rivermont is one of the neatest stretches of road anywhere, I think, especially if you're into architecture and houses. Some of the old places in the area between downtown and RMWC are just amazing (although largely converted into apartments nowadays).
I've always said that Lynchburg is a great place to raise kids...but your kids will hate you for it. :) It's changed a good bit in the thirteen years since I moved out, but it's never been a "happening" place or had a lot to do for teenagers (which can be both good and bad). The primary pastime always used to be just cruising up and down Wards Road on Friday nights, for hours. Back and forth, back and forth. The police have really cracked down on that, though.
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YES! T.J. Trotters. My daughter was manager there for a few years early 80s. Thank you for jogging my memory. Randolph-Macon too. Funny how names will escape your memory when you are away a lot. Yes, my youngest was part of that cruising on Wards Road. We lived only a block or two from Wards Rd. He loved Lynchburg, as did I.