A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

AVENUE

Sun, 24 Sep '23
Path
Sun, 2 Jul '23
Broadway, e.g.
Sat, 20 May '23
It's a drag
Sun, 5 Mar '23
Many a Monopoly property
Fri, 30 Sep '22
Path
Tue, 1 Mar '22
*St. Charles or Esplanade