Where did catalog paths go in File Open Recent in Lr3??

In Lr 1 & 2, File >> Open Recent shows you a list of your recently-opened catalogs, INCLUDING the path for each one. I just upgraded to Lr 3 and only see the catalog NAMES are listed under Open Recent... and no paths. I don't see any option to turning paths on in Edit >> Preferences or Edit >> Catalog Settings.
In the past, I had a separate folder for each shoot, each with it's own Lr catalog... I named each folder for each specific shoot, but always named the catalogs "edits"... so i literally have hundreds of catalogs named "edits"! This was never a problem in Lr 1 or 2 thanks to (1) the paths being displayed in the recent catalog list and (2) them being stored in separate, specifically-named folders... but now I can't distinguish between them in Open Recent... and I'd prefer not to rename all those catalogs! Anyone have any insight here? Much thanks!

Thanks for the effort Dorin, but actually that isn't true & doesn't help:
(1) You're incorrect, LR 2.7 does in fact show paths under "Open Recent". See attached picture of my screen from my old computer running LR 2.7 (I coudln't take a direct screenshot which shows active menus). Dorin, I believe your paths don't show because they are test catalogs, and possibly your one actual catalog is in the same path as the test ones? Not sure, but obviously from my picture you can see paths. (My folders, on the F drive, are labled with dates & names, as you can clearly see.)
(2) "Stop creating so many catalogs. One is enough." Seriously? Because I take over 50,000 shots for wedding season alone each year, let alone all the other completely unrelated things I do - commercial, landscape, events, portraits, etc. Having just one catalog is nonsensical for many reasons - most notably that it would be so bloated that I couldn't organize anything properly (I use colors, flags, and stars already in each individual catalog already) & it would have amazingly horrible performance.
So my question remains - does anyone know how to (or if we can) turn paths on in the Open Recent list in LR 3? Is there anyone from Adobe on these forums? Thanks

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